FareDiceTypical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €279–€335.
- Sydney → Ho Chi Minh City, 14 Oct: €202 (71%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Vientiane, 17 Oct: €83 (29%), typical for these dates
€202 long flights (71%)€83 inside Southeast Asia (29%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 14–17 Oct
SydneyHo Chi Minh City3nVientiane
Stay 3 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Vientiane is a capital. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere. Ho Chi Minh City is usually very wet in October, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Sydney
Australia, Start, Wed 14 Oct
- SYD→SGN Wed 14 Oct1 stop, starting with Scoot, journey time and cabin bag: check€202seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €199–€221, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 3 nights, 14–17 Oct
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 October: highs of 32°C, very wetTypical for these dates. Usually €79–€115.
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Sat 17 Oct
The low-key Lao capital on the Mekong, with the golden stupa of Pha That Luang, the Patuxai arch, riverside night markets and the sculpture-filled Buddha Park.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, some rainMekong 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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Bangkok, Thailand +€53
- Vientiane At random Singapore, Singapore −€33 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€18 · Bangkok, Thailand −€14 · Phuket, Thailand +€5 · Jakarta, Indonesia +€24
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, Laos 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
- Vientiane (17 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong valley, 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)
- Laos 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.