FareDice- San Francisco → Phuket, 15 Oct: €349 (79%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Phuket → Penang, 19 Oct: €94 (21%), higher than usual for these dates
€349 long flights (79%)€94 inside Southeast Asia (21%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 15–19 Oct
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Stay 2 nights in Phuket, ending in Penang with no flight back. Both places are islands. Typical October highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Phuket is usually very wet in October, about 310 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
San Francisco
United States, Start, Thu 15 Oct
- SFO→HKT Thu 15 Oct1 stop, starting with Air India, journey time and cabin bag: check€349seen 7 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Sat 17 Oct, so your nights in Phuket count from then
Phuket
Thailand, 2 nights, 17–19 Oct
Thailand's biggest island, on the Andaman Sea, with beaches from busy Patong to quieter Kata and Kamala, a Sino-Portuguese old town and boats to Phang Nga Bay.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, very wetHigher than usual for these dates. Usually €74–€81.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Penang
Malaysia, Last stop, Mon 19 Oct
Island state off Malaysia's west coast, famous for George Town's shophouses, temples and street art, some of the country's best hawker food, and Penang Hill above it all.
Typical October: highs of 31°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.
- Phuket No other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Penang At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€17 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€16 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€12 · Singapore, Singapore +€24
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, Malaysia before you book.
- 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)
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · 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.