FareDice- Sydney → Jakarta, 25 Oct: €179 (59%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Jakarta → Hanoi, 28 Oct: €126 (41%), cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up
€179 long flights (59%)€126 inside Southeast Asia (41%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 25–28 Oct
SydneyJakarta2nHanoi
Stay 2 nights in Jakarta, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical October highs are 30–33°C everywhere. Hanoi is usually wet in October, about 150 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Sydney
Australia, Start, Sun 25 Oct
- SYD→CGK Sun 25 Oct1 stop, AirAsia X first, check the travel time and bag rules€179seen yesterday Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- it may land Mon 26 Oct: check the time before you book your first night in Jakarta
Jakarta
Indonesia, 2 nights, 26–28 Oct
Indonesia's sprawling capital on Java's north coast, with the Dutch-era Kota Tua quarter, the National Monument, huge malls, street food and boats out to the Thousand Islands.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, wet- CGK→HAN Wed 28 OctVietjet, about 4½ hours, cabin bag usually included€126seen 5 days ago Check price
Cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up. Usually €150–€171.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Wed 28 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.
- Jakarta At random Bangkok, Thailand −€13
- Hanoi At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€80
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 Indonesia, 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 (28 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
- Indonesia 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 Hanoi into Europe, leaving 29 Oct to 31 Oct, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- HAN → CDG Hanoi to Paris, 1 stop, Etihad Airways first, check the travel time with the airline Sat 31 Oct, lands Sun 1 Nov€326seen 2 days agoBook