FareDiceAbout €8 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €257. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Mumbai → Manila, 23 Dec: €178 (67%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Manila → Kota Kinabalu, 25 Dec: €87 (33%), typical for November and December
€178 long flights (67%)€87 inside Southeast Asia (33%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 23–25 Dec
MumbaiManila2nKota Kinabalu
Stay 2 nights in Manila, ending in Kota Kinabalu with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town. Typical December highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Kota Kinabalu is usually very wet in December, about 260 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Wed 23 Dec
- BOM→MNL Wed 23 DecNon-stop, Philippine Airlines, about 7½ hours, cabin bag usually included€178seen 7 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Manila
Philippines, 2 nights, 23–25 Dec
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 December: highs of 30°C, wet- MNL→BKI Fri 25 DecPhilippines AirAsia, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€87seen 2 days ago Check price
Typical for November and December. Usually €76–€91 in November and December; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia, Last stop, Fri 25 Dec
Sabah's capital on the South China Sea coast of Borneo, with island hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, seafood night markets and Mount Kinabalu a couple of hours inland.
Typical December: highs of 32°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 No other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Kota Kinabalu At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€5 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€40 · Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei +€41 · Bangkok, Thailand +€46 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€58
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 Philippines, Malaysia 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 (23–25 Dec): 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)
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · 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.