Longest trips in Southeast Asia under €500 from Mumbai

1. Mumbai

   India, Start, Sun 29 Nov

2. BOM→SGN Sun 29 Nov leaves 00:1000:10 night flightNon-stop, Vietjet, about 5 hours, cabin bag often extra on long-haul fares: we count about €65€104seen yesterday Check price

3. Ho Chi Minh City

   Vietnam, 3 nights, 29 Nov – 2 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 November: highs of 32°C, wet

   Swap this stop

4. SGN→SIN Wed 2 Dec leaves 09:05, lands 12:1009:05–12:10Scoot, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€47seen yesterday Check price

5. Singapore

   Singapore, 2 nights, 2–4 Dec

   Island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, known for hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, the Botanic Gardens and distinct Chinese, Malay and Indian quarters.

   Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

6. SIN→KNO Fri 4 Dec leaves 15:30, lands 16:1015:30–16:10Scoot, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€91seen 2 days ago Check price

7. Medan

   Indonesia, 2 nights, 4–6 Dec

   North Sumatra's big, busy capital, with the Maimun Palace and strong food traditions, and the usual start for trips to Lake Toba and the orangutans of Bukit Lawang.

   Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet

   Swap this stop

8. KNO→PEN Sun 6 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 07:5006:00–07:50Indonesia AirAsia, about 50 min, cabin bag usually included€28seen 2 days ago Check price

   Only 274 km: compare trains, buses and ferries

9. Penang

   Malaysia, 3 nights, 6–9 Dec

   Island state off Malaysia's west coast, famous for George Town's shophouses, temples and street art, some of the country's best hawker food, and Penang Hill above it all.

   Typical December: highs of 32°C, wet

   • Island
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

10. PEN→HKT Wed 9 Dec leaves 14:45, lands 14:5514:45–14:55AirAsia, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€50seen 2 days ago Check price

11. Phuket

    Thailand, 4 nights, 9–13 Dec

    Thailand's biggest island, on the Andaman Sea, with beaches from busy Patong to quieter Kata and Kamala, a Sino-Portuguese old town and boats to Phang Nga Bay.

    Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rain

    • Island
    • Beach

    Swap this stop

12. HKT→SAI Sun 13 Dec leaves 14:30, lands 16:0514:30–16:05Thai AirAsia, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€96seen yesterday Check price
    • Siem Reap International Airport is about 50 km by road from Siem Reap

13. Siem Reap

    Cambodia, Last stop, Sun 13 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

    Swap this stop

We count €65 for the bag on the long flight; check the airline's price.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Mumbai

   India, Start, Sun 29 Nov

2. BOM→SGN Sun 29 Nov leaves 00:1000:10 night flightNon-stop, Vietjet, about 5 hours, cabin bag often extra on long-haul fares: we count about €65€104seen yesterday Check price

3. Ho Chi Minh City

   Vietnam, 3 nights, 29 Nov – 2 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 November: highs of 32°C, wet

   Swap this stop

4. SGN→SIN Wed 2 Dec leaves 09:05, lands 12:1009:05–12:10Scoot, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€47seen yesterday Check price

5. Singapore

   Singapore, 2 nights, 2–4 Dec

   Island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, known for hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, the Botanic Gardens and distinct Chinese, Malay and Indian quarters.

   Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

6. SIN→KNO Fri 4 Dec leaves 15:30, lands 16:1015:30–16:10Scoot, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€91seen 2 days ago Check price

7. Medan

   Indonesia, 2 nights, 4–6 Dec

   North Sumatra's big, busy capital, with the Maimun Palace and strong food traditions, and the usual start for trips to Lake Toba and the orangutans of Bukit Lawang.

   Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet

   Swap this stop

8. KNO→PEN Sun 6 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 07:5006:00–07:50Indonesia AirAsia, about 50 min, cabin bag usually included€28seen 2 days ago Check price

   Only 274 km: compare trains, buses and ferries

9. Penang

   Malaysia, 3 nights, 6–9 Dec

   Island state off Malaysia's west coast, famous for George Town's shophouses, temples and street art, some of the country's best hawker food, and Penang Hill above it all.

   Typical December: highs of 32°C, wet

   • Island
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

10. PEN→HKT Wed 9 Dec leaves 14:45, lands 14:5514:45–14:55AirAsia, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€50seen 2 days ago Check price

11. Phuket

    Thailand, Last stop, Wed 9 Dec

    Thailand's biggest island, on the Andaman Sea, with beaches from busy Patong to quieter Kata and Kamala, a Sino-Portuguese old town and boats to Phang Nga Bay.

    Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rain

    • Island
    • Beach

    Swap this stop

We count €65 for the bag on the long flight; check the airline's price.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Mumbai

   India, Start, Mon 23 Nov

2. BOM→SGN Mon 23 Nov leaves 00:1000:10 night flightNon-stop, Vietjet, about 5 hours, cabin bag often extra on long-haul fares: we count about €65€109seen 2 days ago Check price

3. Ho Chi Minh City

   Vietnam, 2 nights, 23–25 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, wet

   Swap this stop

4. SGN→SIN Wed 25 Nov leaves 09:05, lands 12:1009:05–12:10Scoot, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€47seen 2 days ago Check price

5. Singapore

   Singapore, 3 nights, 25–28 Nov

   Island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, known for hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, the Botanic Gardens and distinct Chinese, Malay and Indian quarters.

   Typical November: highs of 31°C, very wet

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

6. SIN→KUL Sat 28 Nov leaves 21:30, lands 22:3521:30–22:35AirAsia, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€60seen yesterday Check price

7. Kuala Lumpur

   Malaysia, 4 nights, 28 Nov – 2 Dec

   Malaysia's capital, a high-rise city of Malay, Chinese and Indian neighbourhoods known for the Petronas Towers, the Batu Caves temple, hawker food and late-night markets.

   Typical November: highs of 32°C, very wet

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

8. KUL→PDG Wed 2 Dec leaves 15:45, lands 16:0015:45–16:00AirAsia, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€36seen 2 days ago Check price

9. Padang

   Indonesia, Last stop, Wed 2 Dec

   West Sumatra's coastal capital, home of Minangkabau cooking, and the base for the highlands around Bukittinggi and surf boats to the Mentawai Islands.

   Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet

   Swap this stop

We count €65 for the bag on the long flight; check the airline's price.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.