FareDice- Dubai → Manila, 11 Oct: €281 (78%), typical for these dates
- Manila → Kota Kinabalu, 14 Oct: €77 (22%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€281 long flights (78%)€77 inside Southeast Asia (22%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 11–14 Oct
DubaiManila2nKota Kinabalu
Stay 2 nights in Manila, ending in Kota Kinabalu with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town. Typical October highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Kota Kinabalu is usually very wet in October, about 380 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sun 11 Oct
- DXB→MNL Sun 11 OctNon-stop, Cebu Pacific, about 9½ hours, cabin bag usually included€281seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €237–€288.
- overnight: it lands on Mon 12 Oct, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 2 nights, 12–14 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- MNL→BKI Wed 14 OctPhilippines AirAsia, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€77seen 4 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia, Last stop, Wed 14 Oct
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 October: 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 At random Singapore, Singapore −€76
- Kota Kinabalu At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€3 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€2 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€9 · Singapore, Singapore +€17 · Bangkok, Thailand +€52
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 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 (12–14 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
- 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.