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2016
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May
Calgary to Vietnam or Indonesia, and then the Philippines to Calgary - $616 to $799 CAD including taxes

Vietnam and the Philippines

There are some very interesting open jaw flight prices out there, where you fly from Calgary to either Vietnam or Indonesia, and then fly home from Manila, Philippines to Calgary - all for just $706 to $799 CAD including taxes.

Calgary to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and then Manila, Philippines to Calgary - $706 to $799 CAD

Calgary to Jakarta, Indonesia and then Manila, Philippines to Calgary - $744 to $799 CAD

Getting from one country to the other

It typically costs around $130 CAD (or less) to fly from Vietnam to the Philippines.

And it's only around $90 CAD to fly from Jakarta, Indonesia to the Philippines.
Even from Bali, Indonesia, you can get to Manila for around $140 CAD.

Availability for travel

March to May 2016 and September to December 2016.

April/May is the dry, summer season in the Philippines and might be the months you want to focus on.

June to October can be rainy, and has the possibility of typhoons.

How to find and book this deal

1. Start with a search like this on Google Flights ...

Google Flights search: Calgary to Vietnam, and then the Philippines to Calgary

Google Flights search: Calgary to Indonesia, and then the Philippines to Calgary

Click on the departure date box to try other dates.

Here are the date combinations to focus on.

(For longer trips, you can try mixing and matching the departure and return dates from the list below)

March 24 to April 13 -- Vietnam $706 / Indonesia $749
March 31 to April 20 -- Vietnam $706
April 7 to April 20 -- Vietnam $706 / Indonesia $796
April 21 or 28 to May 11 -- Vietnam $749 / Indonesia $739
April 28 to May 18 -- Vietnam $749 / Indonesia $796
Sep 8 or 15 to Sep 21 or 28 -- Vietnam $799
Sep 15 or 22 to Oct 5 or 12 -- Vietnam $799
Sep 19 or 26 to Oct 12 or 19 -- Vietnam $799
Oct 5 or 12 to Oct 20 or 27 -- Vietnam $799
Oct 20 to Nov 2 or 9 -- Vietnam $793
Oct 27 to Nov 9 or 16 -- Vietnam $793
Nov 3 to Nov 16 or 23 -- Vietnam $793
Nov 10 to Nov 23 or 30 -- Vietnam $793
Nov 17 or 24 to Nov 30 or Dec 7 -- Vietnam $799
Nov 24 to Dec 7 or 14 -- Vietnam $793

2. Click through from Google Flights to the United website.

screenshot from United.com





Update 5/4 @ 11:47 AM MST - Amazingly, the flights from Calgary to Vietnam and then from the Philippines to Calgary have become even cheaper. They're now down to $616 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

1. Start with a search like this on Google Flights ...

Google Flights search: Calgary to Vietnam, and then Manila, Philippines to Calgary

You can also try searching for the same thing, but coming back from Cebu, Philippines instead of Manila. The price may only be $10 more. Try this search...

Google Flights search: Calgary to Vietnam, and then Cebu, Philippines to Calgary

Coming back from Cebu is only cheap on certain date combinations. I've put a * (asterix) beside the dates that are currently cheap for Cebu.

Click on the departure date box to try other dates.

Here are some example date combinations to focus on.

(For longer trips, you can try mixing and matching the departure and return dates from the list below)

Sep 8 to Sep 24
Sep 9 or 13 to Sep 27
Sep 15 to Oct 1 -- $663
Sep 22 to Oct 8
Sep 30 to Oct 18
Oct 4 to Oct 18
Oct 18 to Nov 1
Oct 16 to Oct 31
Oct 20 to Nov 5 or 8 *
Oct 25 to Nov 8 *
Nov 1 to Nov 15 -- $627
Nov 3 to Nov 19 *
Nov 8 to Nov 22 *
Nov 10 to Nov 26 -- $627 *
Nov 11 to Nov 29 *
Nov 15 to Nov 29 *
Nov 17 to Dec 3 -- $627 *
Nov 22 to Dec 6
Nov 25 to Dec 13 *
Nov 26 to Dec 12 *

screenshot from the United website:


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