FareDiceTypical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €242–€302.
- Mumbai → Ho Chi Minh City, 21 Oct: €195 (67%), higher than usual for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Manila, 23 Oct: €96 (33%), typical for these dates
€195 long flights (67%)€96 inside Southeast Asia (33%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 21–23 Oct
MumbaiHo Chi Minh City1nManila
Stay 1 night in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Manila with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town. Typical October highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Ho Chi Minh City is usually very wet in October, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Wed 21 Oct
- BOM→SGN Wed 21 Oct1 stop, starting with Akasa Air, journey time and cabin bag: check€195seen 7 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €147–€180, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Thu 22 Oct, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 1 night, 22–23 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 wet- SGN→MNL Fri 23 OctCebu Pacific, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€96seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €95–€122.
Manila
Philippines, Last stop, Fri 23 Oct
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 October: highs of 31°C, very wetTyphoon season: peak months Jul–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 Da Nang, Vietnam +€2
- Manila At random Singapore, Singapore −€47 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€35 · Bangkok, Thailand −€33 · Vientiane, Laos −€16 · Phuket, Thailand −€12
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 Ho Chi Minh City, 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 Vietnam, Philippines 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
- Manila (23 Oct): 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
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Philippines 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.
Fly on to Europe
The cheapest fare we've seen from Manila into Europe, leaving 24 Oct to 26 Oct, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- MNL → CDG Manila to Paris, 1 stop, starting with Xiamen Airlines, journey time: check Sat 24 Oct, lands Sun 25 Oct€343seen yesterdayBook