FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €414–€518.
About €80 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €479. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Manila, 17 Dec: €418 (75%), higher than usual for these dates
- Manila → Bangkok, 20 Dec: €141 (25%), higher than usual for these dates
€418 long flights (75%)€141 inside Southeast Asia (25%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 17–20 Dec
DubaiManila2nBangkok
Stay 2 nights in Manila, ending in Bangkok with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical December highs are 30–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Thu 17 Dec
- DXB→MNL Thu 17 Dec1 stop, flyadeal first, check the travel time and bag rules€418seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €310–€385, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Fri 18 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 2 nights, 18–20 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→DMK Sun 20 DecInto Don Mueang International Airport. Cebu Pacific, about 3½ hours, cabin bag usually included€141seen 6 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €104–€133.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, Last stop, Sun 20 Dec
Thailand's capital on the Chao Phraya River: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, canal boats, street food at every corner, rooftop bars and huge weekend markets.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, dry
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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€135 · Siem Reap, Cambodia −€63 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€61 · Nha Trang, Vietnam −€26 · Singapore, Singapore −€14
- Bangkok At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€21 · Jakarta, Indonesia −€18 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€7 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€10 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€14
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, Thailand 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 (18–20 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)
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Fly on to Europe
The cheapest fare we've seen from Bangkok into Europe, leaving 21 Dec to 23 Dec, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- BKK → CDG Bangkok to Paris, 1 stop, Air India first, check the travel time with the airline Mon 21 Dec, lands Tue 22 Dec€275seen 6 days agoBook