Typical for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €280–€431.
- Mumbai → Manila, 8 Nov: €243 (75%), typical for October to December
- Manila → Bandar Seri Begawan, 10 Nov: €81 (25%), typical for these dates
€243 long flights (75%)€81 inside Southeast Asia (25%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 8–10 Nov
MumbaiManila1nBandar Seri Begawan
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Bandar Seri Begawan with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical November highs are 31–34°C everywhere. Bandar Seri Begawan is usually very wet in November, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Sun 8 Nov
- BOM→MNL Sun 8 Nov1 stop, starting with Air India, journey time and cabin bag: check€243seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for October to December. Usually €199–€303 from October to December; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Mon 9 Nov, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 9–10 Nov
The Philippine capital on Manila Bay, a huge city of contrasts with the Spanish walled town of Intramuros and San Agustin Church, malls, food markets and bay sunsets.
Typical November: highs of 31°C, wet- MNL→BWN Tue 10 NovCebu Pacific, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€81seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €81–€129.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei, Last stop, Tue 10 Nov
Brunei's quiet capital, centred on the gold-domed Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and the stilt houses of Kampong Ayer, with rainforest in Ulu Temburong park to the east.
Typical November: highs of 34°C, very 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.
- Manila At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€63
- Bandar Seri Begawan At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€9 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€1 · Singapore, Singapore +€12 · Bangkok, Thailand +€33 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€64
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. Tightest on this trip: one night in Manila, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. 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 Philippines, Brunei 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
- Manila (9–10 Nov): edge of the typhoon season in Luzon and the Visayas, peak months Jul–Oct (PAGASA, the Philippines' weather service)
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
- Philippines Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- Brunei Canada: take normal security precautions · 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.