5
Airlines
35×
Per week
฿5,971
From (live)
via5J
3.3h
Nonstop
Bangkok (BKK) → Manila (MNL)
Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi Airport
DISTANCE
2 363 km
Manila
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Flight time is an estimate: great-circle distance with ~8% routing adjustment and ~45 min ground operations. Actual block time depends on the carrier, winds, and specific service (check the airline schedule).
Fare trend — last 8weeks
↓ down 11%Lowest one-way fare from weekly Travelpayouts snapshots. See methodology for how we collect this.
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MNL ·
- Country
- Philippines
- Capital
- Manila
- Currency
- PHP
- Visa (Thai passport)
- visa-free 30 days (ASEAN)
- Audience
- Medium — ASEAN regional / Songkran
Compare carriers on this route
🇹🇭Thai Airways
TG
- Frequency
- 35× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid) +10
- Migrant program
- ✓
🇵🇭Philippine Airlines
PR
- Frequency
- 35× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
🇹🇭Thai AirAsia
FD
- Frequency
- 35× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
Bangkok to Manila connects Thailand with the capital of the Philippines, a route carrying business travellers, tourists, students, and a share of the wider movement of people across Southeast Asia. At around 35 flights a week it is frequent and well served by both full-service and low-cost carriers.
Block time is about 3.3 hours. Manila is also a major hub for travel onward across the Philippine archipelago, so the route serves both city visitors and travellers using Manila as a gateway to the islands.
Corridor profile
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Bangkok (BKK) → Manila (MNL), Philippines |
| Direct carriers | Thai Airways, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Thai AirAsia and Thai Vietjet |
| Frequency | ~35/week |
| Block time | ~3.3h |
| Traveller cluster | D (ASEAN & regional leisure) |
| Market low (cache) | ฿5,852 |
Airlines & baggage
| Airline | Alliance | Baggage | Migrant uplift | Hajj charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Airways (TG) | Star Alliance | 30 kg | +10 kg | yes |
| Philippine Airlines (PR) | non-aligned | 23 kg | — | — |
| Cebu Pacific (5J) | — | — | — | — |
| Thai AirAsia (FD) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
| Thai Vietjet (VZ) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
Airlines on this route
Five carriers fly BKK-MNL: Thai Airways and Philippine Airlines on the full-service side, with Cebu Pacific, Thai AirAsia and Thai Vietjet covering the low-cost end. Full-service fares include baggage; the low-cost carriers price the seat low and charge baggage and extras separately. With a wide line-up on the route, comparing the all-in cost once add-ons are counted is the practical way to find the best value.
Monthly market-low pattern (THB)
| Month | Market low |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ฿4,548 |
| 2026-08 | ฿3,614 |
| 2026-09 | ฿3,840 |
| 2026-10 | ฿3,522 |
| 2026-11 | ฿3,459 |
| 2026-12 | ฿3,707 |
| 2027-01 | ฿3,025 |
| 2027-02 | ฿3,378 |
| 2027-03 | ฿3,653 |
| 2027-06 | ฿3,733 |
Fare trends
BKK-MNL fares stay competitive thanks to the frequency, lifting around the year-end holidays, Holy Week and the Thai school breaks. For those peaks, six to ten weeks of lead time is sensible. Outside them, the low-cost carriers’ early fares are the cheapest seats, and three to six weeks usually finds a good THB price. Mid-week departures are typically softer than weekends.
Seasonality & best time to book
Bangkok–Manila fares move with demand. The cheapest windows fall outside school holidays, Songkran and New Year; book 4–8 weeks ahead for normal dates.
About Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines and the dense, energetic heart of its largest metropolitan area — a city of historic Intramuros, busy bayside districts and a deep, distinctive food culture. For travellers from Bangkok it works as a city destination and, just as often, as the entry point to the rest of the Philippines: the country’s beaches, islands and dive regions are reached by onward connections from Manila.
FAQ
Which airlines fly Bangkok to Manila?
The BKK-MNL route is operated by Thai Airways, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Thai AirAsia and Thai Vietjet. Compare baggage, alliances and fares in the table above.
How long and how often is the BKK-MNL flight?
Block time is ~3.3h, with ~35 flights per week across all carriers.
When is BKK-MNL cheapest to book?
The cheapest fare in our cache is ~฿3,025. Book 4–8 weeks ahead; avoid Songkran, school holidays and peak season to save 15–30%.
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