FareDiceHigher than usual for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €241–€305.
About €36 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €270. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Hong Kong → Manila, 26 Dec: €146 (48%), typical for these dates
- Manila → Jakarta, 28 Dec: €160 (52%), higher than usual for November to January
€146 long flights (48%)€160 inside Southeast Asia (52%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 26–28 Dec
Hong KongManila1nJakarta
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Jakarta with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical December highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Jakarta is usually wet in December, about 180 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Sat 26 Dec
- HKG→MNL Sat 26 DecNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€146seen 7 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €119–€153, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Sun 27 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 27–28 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→CGK Mon 28 DecInto Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Cebu Pacific, about 4 hours, cabin bag usually included€160seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for November to January. Usually €122–€152 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
Jakarta
Indonesia, Last stop, Mon 28 Dec
Indonesia's sprawling capital on Java's north coast, with the Dutch-era Kota Tua quarter, the National Monument, huge malls, street food and boats out to the Thousand Islands.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, wetFlood season: peak months Dec–Feb
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 −€65 · Bangkok, Thailand −€24
- Jakarta At random Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia −€57 · Bangkok, Thailand −€27 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€25 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€14 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€13
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, Indonesia before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls in a peak season for storms, floods or heat: watch the forecast in the days before you go, and leave slack in your plans.
Each stop's season
- Manila (27–28 Dec): edge of the typhoon season in Luzon and the Visayas, peak months Jul–Oct (PAGASA, the Philippines' weather service)
- Jakarta (28 Dec): flood season in Jakarta, peak months Dec–Feb (BMKG, Indonesia's weather agency)
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)
- Indonesia 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.