FareDiceTypical 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 €370–€479.
- Sydney → Manila, 16 Oct: €226 (51%), typical for October and November
- Manila → Jakarta, 19 Oct: €218 (49%), typical for these dates
€226 long flights (51%)€218 inside Southeast Asia (49%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 16–19 Oct
SydneyManila3nJakarta
Stay 3 nights in Manila, ending in Jakarta with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical October highs are 31–33°C everywhere. Manila is usually very wet in October, about 220 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Sydney
Australia, Start, Fri 16 Oct
- SYD→MNL Fri 16 OctNon-stop, Cebu Pacific, about 8½ hours, cabin bag usually included€226seen 2 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.
Manila
Philippines, 3 nights, 16–19 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→CGK Mon 19 OctCebu Pacific, about 4½ hours, cabin bag usually included€218seen 2 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €146–€228.
Jakarta
Indonesia, Last stop, Mon 19 Oct
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 October: highs of 33°C, 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 At random Singapore, Singapore −€177
- Jakarta At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€129 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€123 · Bangkok, Thailand −€120 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€67 · Hanoi, Vietnam −€12
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, 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 (16–19 Oct): 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)
- 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.