FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €248–€289.
- Hong Kong → Hanoi, 31 Oct: €87 (29%), typical for these dates
- Hanoi → Manila, 2 Nov: €218 (71%), higher than usual for these dates
€87 long flights (29%)€218 inside Southeast Asia (71%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 31 Oct – 2 Nov
Hong KongHanoi2nManila
Stay 2 nights in Hanoi, ending in Manila with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical October and November highs are 30–31°C everywhere. Hanoi is usually wet in October, about 150 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Sat 31 Oct
- HKG→HAN Sat 31 OctNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, cabin bag: check€87seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €87–€91, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
Hanoi
Vietnam, 2 nights, 31 Oct – 2 Nov
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical October: highs of 30°C, wet- HAN→MNL Mon 2 NovVietnam Airlines, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€218seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €161–€198.
Manila
Philippines, Last stop, Mon 2 Nov
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 November: highs of 31°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.
- Hanoi At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€78 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€37 · Bangkok, Thailand −€32 · Singapore, Singapore +€6 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€127
- Manila At random Bangkok, Thailand −€152 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€136 · Luang Prabang, Laos −€45
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 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
- Hanoi (31 Oct – 2 Nov): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
- Manila (2 Nov): 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.