FareDiceTypical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €179–€233.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €227. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Hong Kong → Manila, 5 Dec: €98 (44%), typical for these dates
- Manila → Bandar Seri Begawan, 7 Dec: €127 (56%), higher than usual for these dates
€98 long flights (44%)€127 inside Southeast Asia (56%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 5–7 Dec
Hong KongManila1nBandar Seri Begawan
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Bandar Seri Begawan with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical December highs run from 30°C in Manila to 34°C in Bandar Seri Begawan. Bandar Seri Begawan is usually very wet in December, about 350 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Sat 5 Dec
- HKG→MNL Sat 5 DecNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€98seen 2 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €98–€107, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Sun 6 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 6–7 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→BWN Mon 7 DecRoyal Brunei Airlines, about 2 hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€127seen 4 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €81–€126.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei, Last stop, Mon 7 Dec
Brunei's quiet capital, centred on the gold-domed Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and the stilt houses of Kampong Ayer, with rainforest in Ulu Temburong park to the east.
Typical December: highs of 34°C, very 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.
- Manila No other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Bandar Seri Begawan At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€56 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€20 · Bangkok, Thailand −€4
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, Brunei 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 (6–7 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)
- Brunei Canada: take normal security precautions · 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.