FareDiceHigher than usual for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €413–€484.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €589. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Siem Reap, 24 Dec: €448 (78%), higher than usual for November and December
- Siem Reap → Ho Chi Minh City, 27 Dec: €128 (22%), typical for these dates
€448 long flights (78%)€128 inside Southeast Asia (22%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 24–27 Dec
DubaiSiem Reap2nHo Chi Minh City
Stay 2 nights in Siem Reap, ending in Ho Chi Minh City with no flight back. Typical December highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Flights work out at about €288 a night.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Thu 24 Dec
- SHJ→SAI Thu 24 Dec2 stops, Air Arabia first, check the travel time and bag rules€448seen 3 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for November and December. Usually €281–€340 in November and December, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- Sharjah International Airport is 28 km from Dubai
- an older price: it may be higher now
- it may land Fri 25 Dec: check the time before you book your first night in Siem Reap
Siem Reap
Cambodia, 2 nights, 25–27 Dec
Cambodian town at the edge of the Angkor temples, from Angkor Wat to Bayon and Ta Prohm, with a busy night market and floating villages on the Tonle Sap lake.
Typical December: highs of 31°C, dry- SAI→SGN Sun 27 DecVietnam Airlines, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€128seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €132–€144.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Last stop, Sun 27 Dec
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 December: highs of 32°C, some rain
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.
- Siem Reap At random Bangkok, Thailand −€203 · Phuket, Thailand −€175 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€152 · Manila, Philippines −€83 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€83
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Phu Quoc, Vietnam +€3 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€58 · Phuket, Thailand +€75
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 Cambodia, Vietnam before you book.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Cambodia Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- 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 28 Dec to 30 Dec, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- SGN → CDG Ho Chi Minh City to Paris, 1 stop, China Eastern Airlines first, check the travel time with the airline Mon 28 Dec, lands Tue 29 Dec€200seen yesterdayBook