FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €299–€348.
- Melbourne → Kuala Lumpur, 8 Oct: €331 (74%), higher than usual for these dates
- Kuala Lumpur → Hanoi, 12 Oct: €114 (26%), higher than usual for these dates
€331 long flights (74%)€114 inside Southeast Asia (26%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 4 nights, 8–12 Oct
MelbourneKuala Lumpur4nHanoi
Stay 4 nights in Kuala Lumpur, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 30–33°C everywhere. Kuala Lumpur is usually very wet in October, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Melbourne
Australia, Start, Thu 8 Oct
- MEL→SZB Thu 8 OctInto Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. 1 stop, starting with Scoot, journey time and cabin bag: check€331seen 4 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €213–€243.
- you leave Kuala Lumpur from a different airport (KUL, Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
- an older price: it may be higher now
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, 4 nights, 8–12 Oct
Malaysia's capital, a high-rise city of Malay, Chinese and Indian neighbourhoods known for the Petronas Towers, the Batu Caves temple, hawker food and late-night markets.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, very wet- KUL→HAN Mon 12 OctAirAsia, about 3½ hours, cabin bag usually included€114seen 5 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €86–€105.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Mon 12 Oct
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical October: highs of 30°C, 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.
- Kuala Lumpur At random Bangkok, Thailand −€71 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€147
- Hanoi At random Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€58 · Batam, Indonesia −€57 · Phuket, Thailand −€55 · Hat Yai, Thailand −€54 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€53
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 Malaysia, Vietnam before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls at the edge of a storm or flood season: the worst months are past or still to come, but watch the forecast before you go.
Each stop's season
- Hanoi (12 Oct): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
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
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (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.