Flights to and around Asia
Asia has several of the world’s busiest connecting hubs, and almost every long-haul route into the region passes through one of them.
The main connecting hubs
Most intercontinental journeys into Asia connect through one of a handful of hubs: Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi in the Gulf; Istanbul between Europe and Asia; Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur in Southeast Asia; Hong Kong, Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Haneda and Narita, and the Chinese mainland hubs in East Asia; and Delhi and Mumbai in South Asia.
Which hub suits you depends less on price than on where you are going next. A connection through a hub in the same region as your destination usually means a shorter second leg and more daily options if something goes wrong.
Low-cost and full-service carriers
Asia has a large and competitive low-cost sector. Low-cost fares usually exclude checked baggage, seat selection and meals, and often depart from a separate terminal — Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur both separate their low-cost traffic.
Check with the airline, not with us
Baggage allowances, fare rules, change fees and which terminal a flight uses are set by the airline and change often. Each airline page here links to that carrier’s own baggage and check-in pages, which is where the current rule will always be.