FareDice- Dubai → Ho Chi Minh City, 8 Nov: €302 (79%), higher than usual for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Chiang Mai, 11 Nov: €80 (21%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€302 long flights (79%)€80 inside Southeast Asia (21%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 8–11 Nov
DubaiHo Chi Minh City3nChiang Mai
Stay 3 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Chiang Mai with no flight back. Chiang Mai is near mountains and has an old town. Typical November highs are 31–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sun 8 Nov
- SHJ→SGN Sun 8 Nov1 stop, starting with Air Arabia, journey time and cabin bag: check€302seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €252–€289.
- Sharjah International Airport is 28 km from Dubai
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 3 nights, 8–11 Nov
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 November: highs of 32°C, wetToo few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Chiang Mai
Thailand, Last stop, Wed 11 Nov
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 November: highs of 31°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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€70
- Chiang Mai At random Singapore, Singapore −€30 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€21 · Bangkok, Thailand −€17 · Phuket, Thailand −€5 · Cebu City, Philippines +€5
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 Vietnam, Thailand before you book.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · 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.