It is surprising, but the distance from Moscow to the Philippines is less than to Vladivostok, by almost 1,000 km. To get to this archipelago, you need to purchase air tickets and apply for an entry visa.
Instructions
Step 1
Apply for a Philippine visa. To apply, make sure that your passport will be valid for at least another 6 months, counting from the planned date of travel. The procedure for obtaining a visa is quite simple, you must personally come to the Embassy of the Philippines, present the employee with documents confirming the hotel reservation, round-trip air tickets, a completed application form and 1 photo. The application form can be found on the official website of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines.
Step 2
Purchase a ticket to the airport in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Non-stop flights from the territory of the Russian Federation in this direction are not carried out, therefore, pay attention to flights with one stopover. Such flights from Moscow to Manila are offered by Emirates, Etihad Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qatar Airways, Air China, Singapore Airlines, Korean Air, KLM, they are listed in ascending order of ticket price. The duration of the flight is from 12 hours 50 minutes and depends primarily on the waiting time for a connecting flight at the place of intermediate landing. You can book tickets on the website of any of the airlines; payment is made using a plastic card. In addition, you can purchase tickets for flights of different airlines, for example, fly to Beijing on a Hainan Airlines plane, and then board Air China, this option can be much cheaper, however, it requires a transit visa.
Step 3
Book local flights from Manila if you need to travel to other islands in the Philippine archipelago. You can use the services of Seair, Cebu Pacific Airlines, Phillipines Air, Zest Air. When planning your itinerary, keep in mind that flights between the islands may be canceled due to bad weather or low passenger numbers. If tickets are available, you will be sent to your destination on another flight, but you will lose some time.
