FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €412–€536.
About €33 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €535. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Manila, 23 Dec: €389 (68%), higher than usual for these dates
- Manila → Ho Chi Minh City, 26 Dec: €179 (32%), higher than usual for these dates
€389 long flights (68%)€179 inside Southeast Asia (32%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 23–26 Dec
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Stay 2 nights in Manila, ending in Ho Chi Minh City with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town. Typical December highs are 30–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Wed 23 Dec
- DXB→MNL Wed 23 DecNon-stop, Cebu Pacific, about 8½ hours, cabin bag usually included€389seen 3 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €298–€385, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Thu 24 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 2 nights, 24–26 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→SGN Sat 26 DecCebu Pacific, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€179seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €114–€151.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Last stop, Sat 26 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 rain
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 −€238 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€121 · Phuket, Thailand −€111 · Singapore, Singapore −€92 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€33
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€44 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€11 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€57
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, Vietnam 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 (24–26 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)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · 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 Ho Chi Minh City into Europe, leaving 27 Dec to 29 Dec, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- SGN → CDG Ho Chi Minh City to Paris, 1 stop, China Eastern Airlines first, check the travel time with the airline Mon 28 Dec, lands Tue 29 Dec€200seen yesterdayBook