FareDiceTypical 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 €433–€536.
- Dubai → Manila, 9 Dec: €344 (78%), typical for these dates
- Manila → Jakarta, 12 Dec: €98 (22%), cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up
€344 long flights (78%)€98 inside Southeast Asia (22%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 9–12 Dec
DubaiManila2nJakarta
Stay 2 nights in Manila, ending in Jakarta with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical December highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Jakarta is usually wet in December, about 180 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Wed 9 Dec
- DXB→MNL Wed 9 DecNon-stop, Cebu Pacific, about 8½ hours, cabin bag usually included€344seen 3 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €310–€385, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Thu 10 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 2 nights, 10–12 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→CGK Sat 12 DecInto Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Cebu Pacific, about 4 hours, cabin bag usually included€98seen 6 days ago Check price
Cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up. Usually €122–€152 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Jakarta
Indonesia, Last stop, Sat 12 Dec
Indonesia's sprawling capital on Java's north coast, with the Dutch-era Kota Tua quarter, the National Monument, huge malls, street food and boats out to the Thousand Islands.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, wetFlood season: peak months Dec–Feb
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 Bangkok, Thailand −€47
- Jakarta At random Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei −€17 · Bangkok, Thailand −€9 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€3 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€30
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, Indonesia 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 (10–12 Dec): edge of the typhoon season in Luzon and the Visayas, peak months Jul–Oct (PAGASA, the Philippines' weather service)
- Jakarta (12 Dec): flood season in Jakarta, peak months Dec–Feb (BMKG, Indonesia's weather agency)
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)
- Indonesia 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.