FareDice- Sydney → Hanoi, 11 Oct: €254 (68%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Hanoi → Siem Reap, 14 Oct: €122 (32%), higher than usual for these dates
€254 long flights (68%)€122 inside Southeast Asia (32%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 11–14 Oct
SydneyHanoi2nSiem Reap
Stay 2 nights in Hanoi, ending in Siem Reap with no flight back. Hanoi is a capital and near lakes, and has an old town. Typical October highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Siem Reap is usually wet in October, about 190 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Sydney
Australia, Start, Sun 11 Oct
- SYD→HAN Sun 11 Oct2 stops, starting with Scoot, journey time and cabin bag: check€254seen 5 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 Mon 12 Oct, so your nights in Hanoi count from then
Hanoi
Vietnam, 2 nights, 12–14 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- HAN→SAI Wed 14 OctVietnam Airlines, about 3½ hours, cabin bag usually included€122seen 4 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €72–€110.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Siem Reap
Cambodia, Last stop, Wed 14 Oct
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 October: highs of 32°C, wetMekong flood season: peak months Aug–Oct
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.
- Hanoi At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€39 · Bangkok, Thailand −€28
- Siem Reap At random Bangkok, Thailand −€58 · Yangon, Myanmar +€16 · Denpasar (Bali), 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 Vietnam, Cambodia before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls in a peak season for storms, floods or heat: watch the forecast in the days before you go, and leave slack in your plans.
Each stop's season
- Hanoi (12–14 Oct): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
- Siem Reap (14 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong and Tonle Sap, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
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
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Cambodia Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
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.