We will tell you about the flight time to the Philippines: how many hours to fly to Manila and Cebu from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and other cities.
How long is the flight to the Philippines from Moscow?
From Moscow to Manila
How many hours to fly to the Philippines from Moscow? Average flight time including transfer - 17-18 hours. There are no direct flights from Moscow to the Philippines, but there are many options with one or two transfers:
- Thai Airways - fastest: 13 hours on the way, one hour transfer in Bangkok;
- Qatar Airways - from 15.5 hours on the way, transfer in Doha;
- Etihad Airways - from 17 hours on the way, transfer to Abu Dhabi;
- Emirates - from 17.5 hours on the way, transfer in Dubai;
- Vietnam Airlines - from 19 hours on the way, transfer in Ho Chi Minh City;
- KLM - from 20 hours on the way, transfer in Amsterdam;
- Air China - from 24 hours on the way, transfer in Beijing;
- Korean Air - from 1 day and 9 hours on the way, long transfer in Seoul (from 21 hours).
There are also a huge number of combined flights. You can deliberately choose a long transfer in order to have time to see another city:
- Aeroflot + Philippine Airlines via Hong Kong (from 13 hours on the way);
- Transaero + Philippine Airlines via Bangkok (almost 15 hours on the way);
- Etihad Airways + Philippine Airlines via Abu Dhabi (from 15 hours on the way);
- Aeroflot + China Southern via Guangzhou (from 16 hours on the way);
- Aeroflot + Emirates via Dubai (from 16.5 hours on the way);
- Air China + Philippine Airlines via Beijing (from 18 hours on the way) and so on - a lot of options.
From Moscow to Cebu
You can get from Moscow to the Philippines by landing at Mactan Cebu Airport in the province of Cebu, a popular resort in the Philippines. There are flights with both one and two connections, there are also many options for combined flights. With one change, Korean Air fly from Moscow to the Philippines (from 22 hours on the way, connecting in Seoul), a large selection of flights with two transfers.
Possible combinations of Aeroflot with the following airlines (with one stopover): All Nippon Airways via Tokyo (from 18 hours on the way), Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (from 18.5 hours on the way), Asiana Airlines via Seoul (from 22.5 hours on the way) and Philippine Airlines via Seoul (from 1 day and 10 hours on the way).
Generally speaking, if you fly to the Philippines on your own and you need to get to Cebu, it is better to fly first to Manila, and from there get to the island by local airlines, since flights from Moscow to Cebu are much more expensive than to Manila. During our trip to the Philippines, we did just that.
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How long is the flight from St. Petersburg to the Philippines?
From St. Petersburg to Manila
The average flight time from St. Petersburg to Manila is 19-20 hours. The following airlines fly from St. Petersburg to the Philippines with one change (travel time depends on the duration of the connection):
- Emirates - from 18.5 hours on the way, transfer in Dubai (the fastest option, by the way);
- KLM - from 20 hours on the way, transfer in Amsterdam.
There are much more chances to fly from the cold Northern capital to the sunny Philippines on flights with two transfers - there are many options:
- Aeroflot + Philippine Airlines - travel time from 16 hours, transfers in Moscow and Hong Kong;
- S7 (or Transaero / Aeroflot, optional) + Thai Airways - travel time from 16.5 hours, transfers in Moscow and Bangkok;
- S7 + Finnair + Cathay Pacific - from 17 hours on the way, transfers in Helsinki and Hong Kong;
- S7 + Etihad Airways - from 19 hours on the way, transfers in Moscow and Abu Dhabi;
- Aeroflot + China Airlines - from 19.5 hours on the way, transfers in Vienna and Taipei;
- S7 + Qatar Airways - from 20 hours on the way, transfers in Moscow and Doha, etc.
From Petersburg to Cebu
There are no direct flights from the northern capital to the island of Cebu, and even flights with one connection. The minimum number of connections is 2. So, how long is the flight to the Philippines from St. Petersburg?
The fastest way to get from St. Petersburg to Cebu is to fly a combined Transaero and Silkair flight with two transfers - in Phuket and Singapore. Travel time is 18.5 hours. A little longer (20 hours on the way) to fly with another combined flight - Aeroflot + All Nippon Airways (transfers in Moscow and Tokyo).
Other options:
- Uzbekistan Airways + Silkair - 20 hours 45 minutes on the way, transfers in Tashkent and Singapore;
- Emirates + Cathay Pacific - from 21 hours on the way, transfers in Dubai and Hong Kong;
- Aeroflot + Cathay Pacific - from 21.5 hours on the way, transfers in Moscow and Hong Kong;
- KLM + Korean Air - from 23.5 hours on the way, transfer in Amsterdam and Seoul, and so on.
The situation with Cebu is the same as with a flight from Moscow: if your goal is to fly fast enough, but also as cheaply as possible, it is better to fly to Manila, and from there, use local low-cost carriers to get to Cebu. Or use the ferry or transfer provided by the hotel.
From Novosibirsk to the Philippines
Fly from Novosibirsk to the Philippines possible with one or more transfers. There is a small selection of connecting flights with one stopover. For example, S7 + Air China (from 22.5 hours on the way, transfer in Beijing), China Southern (from 22 hours on the way with a transfer in Xiamen), Cathay Pacific (from 14 hours on the way, transfer in Hong Kong) or Philippine Airlines via Hong Kong (from 11 hours on the way). Almost all flights from Novosibirsk to the Philippines with two transfers are made with the participation of the above airlines.
How many hours to fly from Yekaterinburg to the Philippines?
From Yekaterinburg to the Philippines there is an opportunity to fly with only two transfers. How many hours will it take to fly? The fastest flight is 19 hours 10 minutes (Gulf Air + Ural Airlines, transfers in Moscow and Manama). Almost the same number of combined flights of Azerbaijan Airlines + Etihad Airways via Baku and Doha (19 hours 30 minutes on the way). The flight with Aeroflot and Philippine Airlines will take a little longer (20 hours on the way). From 21 hours in flight, you can use the combined flight of Emirates and Transaero. In general, there are a lot of options for connecting flights, and the flight time depends on the duration of the transfer.
