- Sydney → Manila, 7 Oct: €230 (73%), typical for October and November
- Manila → Phnom Penh, 10 Oct: €87 (27%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€230 long flights (73%)€87 inside Southeast Asia (27%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 7–10 Oct
SydneyManila3nPhnom Penh
Stay 3 nights in Manila, ending in Phnom Penh with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 31°C everywhere. Phnom Penh is usually very wet in October, about 240 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Sydney
Australia, Start, Wed 7 Oct
- SYD→MNL Wed 7 OctNon-stop, Cebu Pacific, about 8½ hours, cabin bag usually included€230seen 7 days ago Check price
Typical for October and November. Usually €224–€251 in October and November, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Manila
Philippines, 3 nights, 7–10 Oct
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 October: highs of 31°C, very wetTyphoon season: peak months Jul–Oct- MNL→KTI Sat 10 OctPhilippine Airlines, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€87seen 2 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Phnom Penh
Cambodia, Last stop, Sat 10 Oct
Cambodia's capital where the Mekong meets the Tonle Sap, with the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, a riverside promenade and the Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
Typical October: highs of 31°C, very wetMekong flood season: peak months Aug–Oct
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 +€28 · Bangkok, Thailand +€74
- Phnom Penh At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€4 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€1 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€14 · Singapore, Singapore +€26 · Hanoi, Vietnam +€50
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 Philippines, Cambodia 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 (7–10 Oct): typhoon season in Luzon and the Visayas, peak months Jul–Oct (PAGASA, the Philippines' weather service)
- Phnom Penh (10 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong and Tonle Sap, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
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)
- Cambodia 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.