2
Airlines
14×
Per week
฿6,700
From (live)
via5J
3.3h
Nonstop
Bangkok (DMK) → Manila (MNL)
Bangkok
Don Mueang International Airport
DISTANCE
2 377 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 5weeks
↓ down 13%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 AirAsia
FD
- Frequency
- 14× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
Don Mueang to Manila is the low-cost route on the Bangkok–Manila corridor, flown from Bangkok’s budget-airline airport. With around 14 flights a week, it offers an economical connection to the Philippine capital for tourists, budget-minded business travellers and passengers heading on across the Philippine archipelago.
Block time is about 3.3 hours. The route suits travellers who want the lowest fare and a no-frills service, and those for whom Don Mueang, in northern Bangkok, is the more convenient airport than the main international hub.
Corridor profile
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Bangkok (DMK) → Manila (MNL), Philippines |
| Direct carriers | Thai AirAsia and Cebu Pacific |
| Frequency | ~14/week |
| Block time | ~3.3h |
| Traveller cluster | D (ASEAN & regional leisure) |
| Market low (cache) | — |
Airlines & baggage
| Airline | Alliance | Baggage | Migrant uplift | Hajj charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai AirAsia (FD) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
| Cebu Pacific (5J) | — | — | — | — |
Airlines on this route
Two low-cost carriers fly DMK-MNL: Thai AirAsia and Cebu Pacific. Both price the base seat low and sell checked baggage, seat selection and meals as extras. On a route of over three hours, the all-in cost — the headline fare plus the baggage you actually need — is the fair basis for comparison; many leisure travellers will check a bag, so it is worth counting in.
Fare trends
DMK-MNL fares are competitive for the corridor, 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 early-released low-cost fares are the cheapest seats, and three to six weeks usually finds a good THB price. Mid-week departures tend to be 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, the destination of this route, is the capital of the Philippines and the dense heart of its largest metropolitan area — a city of historic Intramuros, busy bayside districts and a deep, distinctive food culture. For the budget traveller from Bangkok it works as a city destination and, just as often, as the low-cost entry point to the rest of the Philippines, whose beaches and islands are reached by onward connections from Manila.
FAQ
Which airlines fly Bangkok to Manila?
The DMK-MNL route is operated by Thai AirAsia and Cebu Pacific. Compare baggage, alliances and fares in the table above.
How long and how often is the DMK-MNL flight?
Block time is ~3.3h, with ~14 flights per week across all carriers.
When is DMK-MNL cheapest to book?
Book 4–8 weeks ahead; avoid Songkran, school holidays and peak season to save 15–30%.
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