FareDiceTypical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €177–€224.
- Hong Kong → Manila, 30 Nov: €113 (59%), higher than usual for these dates
- Manila → Ho Chi Minh City, 2 Dec: €80 (41%), typical for these dates
€113 long flights (59%)€80 inside Southeast Asia (41%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 30 Nov – 2 Dec
Hong KongManila1nHo Chi Minh City
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Ho Chi Minh City with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town. Typical November and December highs are 31–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Mon 30 Nov
- HKG→MNL Mon 30 NovNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€113seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €97–€103, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Tue 1 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 1–2 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 November: highs of 31°C, wet- MNL→SGN Wed 2 DecCebu Pacific, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€80seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €80–€121.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Last stop, Wed 2 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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€23 · Bangkok, Thailand −€18 · Phuket, Thailand +€8
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia −€3 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€2 · Bangkok, Thailand +€69
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 (1–2 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.