Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €325–€358.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €311. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Mumbai → Ho Chi Minh City, 1 Dec: €173 (56%), cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up
- Ho Chi Minh City → Manila, 3 Dec: €138 (44%), typical for these dates
€173 long flights (56%)€138 inside Southeast Asia (44%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 1–3 Dec
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 December highs are 30–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Tue 1 Dec
- BOM→SGN Tue 1 Dec1 stop, Air India first, check the travel time and bag rules€173seen 4 days ago Check price
Cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up. Usually €193–€207.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Wed 2 Dec, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 1 night, 2–3 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 December: highs of 32°C, some rainTypical for these dates. Usually €132–€151.
Manila
Philippines, Last stop, Thu 3 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
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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€29 · Bangkok, Thailand +€4
- Manila At random Singapore, Singapore −€86 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€79 · Vientiane, Laos −€72 · Phuket, Thailand −€63 · Bangkok, Thailand −€53
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 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 (3 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
- 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.