Higher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €287–€346.
- Melbourne → Bangkok, 8 Oct: €266 (76%), typical for these dates
- Bangkok → Ho Chi Minh City, 12 Oct: €85 (24%), higher than usual for these dates
€266 long flights (76%)€85 inside Southeast Asia (24%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 4 nights, 8–12 Oct
MelbourneBangkok4nHo Chi Minh City
Stay 4 nights in Bangkok, ending in Ho Chi Minh City with no flight back. Bangkok is a capital. Typical October highs are 32–33°C everywhere. Ho Chi Minh City is usually very wet in October, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Melbourne
Australia, Start, Thu 8 Oct
- MEL→BKK Thu 8 Oct1 stop, starting with Scoot, journey time and cabin bag: check€266seen 3 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €211–€266, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- you leave Bangkok from a different airport (DMK, Don Mueang International Airport)
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, 4 nights, 8–12 Oct
Thailand's capital on the Chao Phraya River: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, canal boats, street food at every corner, rooftop bars and huge weekend markets.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, very wetRainy-season floods: peak months Sep–Oct- DMK→SGN Mon 12 OctFrom Don Mueang International Airport. Thai AirAsia, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€85seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €76–€80.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Last stop, Mon 12 Oct
Vietnam's largest city, formerly Saigon, with French colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, endless street food and day trips to the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, very wet
Change a stop
Another city on the same days, the rest of the trip kept, cities close in price first. A swapped-in country may need a visa: check before you go.
- Bangkok At random Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€6 · Phuket, Thailand +€7 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€67
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€24 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€11 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€4 · Johor Bahru, Malaysia −€1 · Nha Trang, Vietnam same price
Book and check
- Book in order, first flight first. If a price has gone up, you can rethink the trip before buying the rest. Prices are the cheapest seen lately, for one traveller, not quotes: "Check price" opens the live one. Separate tickets: if one flight is late or cancelled, the next airline won't wait.
- If a flight is late or cancelled. Each flight is its own ticket, so the next airline won't wait or rebook you for free if you miss it. Every stop on this trip has two nights or more, so a delay of a few hours costs you time there, not the next flight. If a flight is cancelled, its airline normally offers another flight or your money back: take the one that still makes your next flight. A flight missed because the one before was late is usually lost, so look for travel insurance that covers missed connections.
- Entry rules. Check passport and visa rules for Thailand, Vietnam before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls in a peak season for storms, floods or heat: watch the forecast in the days before you go, and leave slack in your plans.
Each stop's season
- Bangkok (8–12 Oct): rainy-season floods in Bangkok and the central plain, peak months Sep–Oct (the Thai Meteorological Department)
Long-run seasons, not forecasts: a storm can come out of season, and most weeks in season pass without one. Heat is from weather-station averages.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
From the Government of Canada and the US State Department, as of 6 Oct. Advisories change, and once you're there your phone's emergency alerts cover the moment. Read the official page for each place before you go.
Fly on to Europe
The cheapest fare we've seen from Ho Chi Minh City into Europe, leaving 13 Oct to 15 Oct, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- SGN → LGW Ho Chi Minh City to London, 1 stop, starting with China Eastern Airlines, journey time: check Tue 13 Oct, lands Wed 14 Oct€208seen 6 days agoBook