Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €333–€414.
- Dubai → Kuala Lumpur, 25 Oct: €266 (75%), higher than usual for these dates
- Kuala Lumpur → Chiang Mai, 28 Oct: €88 (25%), low for these dates
€266 long flights (75%)€88 inside Southeast Asia (25%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 25–28 Oct
DubaiKuala Lumpur2nChiang Mai
Stay 2 nights in Kuala Lumpur, ending in Chiang Mai with no flight back. Kuala Lumpur is a capital; Chiang Mai is near mountains and has an old town. Typical October highs are 32–33°C everywhere. Kuala Lumpur is usually very wet in October, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sun 25 Oct
- SHJ→KUL Sun 25 Oct1 stop, starting with IndiGo, journey time and cabin bag: check€266seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €226–€250.
- Sharjah International Airport is 28 km from Dubai
- overnight: it lands on Mon 26 Oct, so your nights in Kuala Lumpur count from then
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, 2 nights, 26–28 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 wetLow for these dates. Usually €107–€164.
Chiang Mai
Thailand, Last stop, Wed 28 Oct
Northern Thailand's main city, a walled old town full of temples below Doi Suthep, with night markets, cooking classes and hill treks out of town.
Typical October: highs of 32°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 Hanoi, Vietnam −€59
- Chiang Mai At random Singapore, Singapore −€62 · Phuket, Thailand −€47 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€39 · Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei −€37 · Surabaya, Indonesia −€32
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, Thailand 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
- Chiang Mai (28 Oct): edge of the rainy-season floods in northern and northeastern Thailand, peak months Aug–Sep (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
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (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.