Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €191–€250.
- Hong Kong → Manila, 6 Nov: €104 (54%), higher than usual for these dates
- Manila → Hanoi, 8 Nov: €87 (46%), low for these dates
€104 long flights (54%)€87 inside Southeast Asia (46%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 6–8 Nov
Hong KongManila1nHanoi
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical November highs run from 27°C in Hanoi to 31°C in Manila.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Fri 6 Nov
- HKG→MNL Fri 6 NovNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, cabin bag: check€104seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €94–€102, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Sat 7 Nov, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 7–8 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- MNL→HAN Sun 8 NovCebu Pacific, about 3½ hours, cabin bag usually included€87seen yesterday Check price
Low for these dates. Usually €96–€148.
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Sun 8 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 November: highs of 27°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 +€13 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€56
- Hanoi At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€16 · Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia −€8 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€5 · Bangkok, Thailand +€5 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€8
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. Tightest on this trip: one night in Manila, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. 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 (7–8 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
- 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.