Manila (MNL) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) currently has no nonstop service — passengers connect via Air France through SIN, or through Gulf hubs (Qatar, Emirates, Etihad), or via Singapore Airlines. Total travel time is 17-21 hours, with off-peak roundtrip economy fares between PHP 55,000-85,000. Demand is tourism-led with growing romance, honeymoon, at fashion-week traffic.
Route at a glance
0 nonstop carriers are catalogued on MNL–CDG; the corridor is flown as a connection, with a scheduled block of 15.0 hours. The cheapest one-way in our cache on 2026-08-02 was ₱28,790. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.
No nonstop; PAL planning study.
- Distance & duration: ~15 hours flight time, 17-21 hours total with single layover.
- Carriers connecting: Air France (AF) via SIN; Qatar Airways (QR) via DOH; Emirates (EK) via DXB; Etihad (EY) via AUH; Singapore Airlines (SQ) via SIN.
- Frequency: Multiple daily one-stop options across all carriers.
- Travel profile: Tourism-dominant — Eiffel Tower bucket-list, honeymoon, Schengen Eurotrip launchpad.
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Best time to book
₱28,790 was the cheapest MNL–CDG one-way in this site’s fare cache on 2026-08-02. It is a cache floor for one date and fare class, not a held quote. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.
That ₱28,790 is a cache reading, not a quote, and the difference is worth stating plainly. It is the lowest one-way price the fare feed returned for MNL–CDG at the moment it was polled, for one specific departure date, in one specific fare class. It is a single one-way observation rather than an average, and it is not held: the inventory behind it is thin and often gone within the day. Three things it also excludes: checked baggage where the carrier sells a bags-free base fare, seat selection, and any change or refund flexibility. Treat it as the floor of the range you should expect to see, then compare the all-in total once the bag you actually need is added back.
Cheapest pockets are late January through March at mid-September through October. Avoid the Dec 1-Jan 8 holiday window, Easter, peak European summer (Jun-Aug), Paris Fashion Week (late Sep + late Feb), at the French Open (late May-early Jun). Qatar Airways via DOH is consistently best-value, often 20-30% cheaper than Air France. Book 3-5 months ahead po; Schengen visa adds 2-4 weeks of processing. Tuesday and Wednesday departures are often cheaper than weekend departures. Travel-hack tip: open-jaw (fly into AMS or FRA, return from CDG) opens cheaper inventory.
Carriers compared
1 carrier — Air France — is catalogued nonstop on MNL–CDG. All carry 23 kg economy checked baggage. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02. 6 weekly fare snapshots are held for this pair, the most recent from 2026-W31.
A single nonstop operator changes the arithmetic in two directions. On price, there is no competitive floor on the nonstop: the cheapest seats open and close on Air France’s own inventory cycle, so the usual advice to wait for a fare war does not apply — connecting itineraries on other carriers are the only real competition, and they cost you hours. On disruption, a cancellation has nowhere obvious to go. With one operator there is no same-day sister flight unless the frequency itself is high, and rebooking onto a competitor requires an interline or alliance link. If your dates are fixed — a reporting date, a contract start, a family event — the risk-managed choice on this pair is an earlier departure with a day of slack behind it, not the cheapest one closest to the deadline.
| Feature | Qatar Airways (via DOH) | Emirates (via DXB) | Singapore Airlines (via SIN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base baggage economy | 30 kg | 30 kg | 30 kg |
| Total travel time | 17-19h | 18-20h | 18-21h |
| Frequency ex-MNL | Multi-daily | Multi-daily | Multi-daily |
| First-time-friendly | High — strong Europe network | High — biggest baggage | High — premium service |
Fare bracket (peso-first)
₱28,790 was the cheapest MNL–CDG one-way in this site’s fare cache on 2026-08-02. It is a cache floor for one date and fare class, not a held quote. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.
We take one reading a week and keep it. Over 6 of them the low was ₱23,084 in 2026-W24 and the high ₱35,574 — a 1.5× swing on an unchanged route, which is the single most useful thing this series says. Week to week the last move was down ₱6,784 (19%) from 2026-W27 to 2026-W31. Method, so you can discount it properly: each point is the cheapest one-way the feed could see in that ISO week, not a booked price and not an average of the market, and a week where the poll caught a promotional seat reads lower than the week either side of it. Use the range, not one week’s reading. A fare inside the lower third of that band is a good one on this pair; a fare above the top of it is worth re-checking a week later before you commit.
- Low (Feb-Mar, Sep-Oct).
- Mid (Apr, May, late Oct-Nov).
- Peak (Dec 1-Jan 8, Jun-Aug, fashion weeks).
Tourism tips
1 arrival airport serves this route: Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), at Paris, France. Local currency is EUR. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02. 6 weekly fare snapshots are held for this pair, the most recent from 2026-W31.
Paris is the Pinoy bucket-list European capital — sulit ang 5-7 day stay para sa Eiffel, Louvre, Versailles, at Disneyland Paris. From CDG, the RER B train direct sa Paris Gare du Nord in 35 minutes (~PHP 730 / EUR 11.80) — mas tipid kaysa €60 taxi. Get a Paris Visite pass (~PHP 1,950 / EUR 32 for 5 days) for unlimited Metro, RER, at bus. Pinoy must-dos: Eiffel sunset, Louvre, Notre-Dame area, Champs-Élysées, Montmartre, at Versailles day trip. Filipino community in Paris is small (~10,000) but visible sa Belleville at La Chapelle. Pasalubong tip: French wine and chocolates clear PH customs — pasalubong na sulit at premium.
Entry rules for a Philippine passport in France
1 rule governs entry here for a Philippine passport: Schengen short-stay (Type C) required, at €90 for adults (€45 for children aged 6-12), for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day rolling window. Checked 2026-10-23. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.
- Schengen Area (Spain / France / Italy) — Schengen short-stay (Type C) required; fee €90 for adults (€45 for children aged 6-12); max stay 90 days within any 180-day rolling window. The Philippines is in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (visa required). Visa service centres may add their own fee. Apply at the consulate of your main destination country. Use our Schengen 90/180 calculator on /tools/. Checked 2026-10-23. Official source
Two things this table does not cover, and they are the ones that strand people. A visa grants permission to apply for entry — the officer at the border still decides, and a return or onward ticket plus proof of funds is what that decision usually turns on. And a visa for your destination says nothing about the countries you transit: several major hubs require their own transit visa or a same-terminal, same-ticket connection to be exempt, and the exemption is lost the moment you have to collect a bag and check in again. Visa rules change frequently. Use this as a starting reference only; verify with the destination’s embassy or official immigration portal before booking. For OFW employment visas, follow the DMW deployment process — that is separate from tourist/visit visas.
Delays and cancellations: what actually applies on MNL–CDG
1 statutory compensation scheme reaches MNL–CDG: EU261. It covers every flight leaving an airport in France whatever carrier operates it, and a flight into France only when the operating carrier holds an EU/EEA licence. The Philippine departure is separately covered by the Civil Aeronautics Board’s Air Passenger Bill of Rights.
EU Regulation 261/2004 turns on where the flight departs and who operates it, not on where you bought the ticket or what passport you hold. Every flight leaving an airport in France is covered whatever the carrier’s nationality — that is the France-to-Manila leg of a return trip, and it is covered even on a Philippine or Gulf airline. A flight arriving into the EU/EEA from outside it is covered only when the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed. For MNL–CDG, Air France holds a EU/EEA operating licence, so the Manila-departing leg is inside the regulation when they operate it; the identical city pair flown by a carrier licensed elsewhere is not. Reference: EU Regulation 261/2004 (eur-lex.europa.eu).
Where it does apply, the payment is a fixed sum, not a refund of your fare: €250, €400 and €600 by distance, triggered by a cancellation or an arrival at least three hours late, and defeated only if the carrier proves extraordinary circumstances. Two practical consequences follow. Book the return sector on the cheapest carrier you like — the France departure is protected either way. And on the outbound, the licence of the airline whose aircraft you actually board is what decides the claim, which is why a codeshare booked under one code and flown under another so often fails.
On the Manila end, a flight departing a Philippine airport is covered by the Air Passenger Bill of Rights administered by the Civil Aeronautics Board, which obliges the carrier to offer rebooking or a refund and to provide amenities as a delay lengthens. Be clear on its limits: it sets service standards and refund duties, not a fixed cash scale, so a EU261-style flat payment is not what you are claiming.
Carriers catalogued nonstop on MNL–CDG
1 carrier — Air France — are catalogued nonstop on MNL–CDG. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02. 6 weekly fare snapshots are held for this pair, the most recent from 2026-W31.
What each operator brings to this pair:
- Air France (AF) — alliance SkyTeam; hubs CDG; 23 kg economy checked.
Paris as an arrival point
4 facts identify the arrival airport on this pair: CDG is Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG/LFPG); the local currency is EUR; region Europe; OFW relevance rated low.
On arrival you are landing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, ICAO LFPG, serving Paris, France. PAL eyeing direct service per 2025 expansion plan. Across the whole Philippine market, Air France are the carriers on record as serving Paris from home — a wider set than the ones flying this particular pair, which is why a Manila routing sometimes opens options Manila does not have. Worth checking before you compare two prices: the code is an airport, not a city. Where a city has more than one airport, the low fare is often into the outlying field, and the road time and taxi fare can wipe out the difference. Check which airport your fare actually lands at before you compare two prices, and if you are connecting onward from a different airport in the same city, treat that as a separate journey with its own buffer — no airline protects a connection that involves a taxi.
FAQ
7 questions below draw only on the route, carrier and fare data this project keeps for MNL–CDG. Cache readings are labelled as cache readings, and any rule with exceptions is answered with the exceptions attached. ₱28,790 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.
Checked baggage and the OFW uplift on MNL–CDG
23 kg is the smallest economy checked allowance among the carriers catalogued on MNL–CDG, and 23 kg the largest.
Checked allowance on this pair (confirm with the airline before booking):
- Air France — 23 kg economy base, no OFW uplift on record.
The uplift is the part people get wrong, so here is where it does not reach. It travels with the passenger’s status rather than with the fare, and it is unlocked at check-in by documents — an OEC or OFW Pass and, usually, the employment contract. Book a bags-free base fare on a low-cost carrier and there is no base allowance for the uplift to sit on top of. Book the domestic feeder as a separate ticket and the uplift does not follow the bag onto it. Fly a segment operated by a partner airline under a codeshare and the operating carrier’s own rules apply, not the one whose code is on your ticket. And the allowance is per passenger, not per booking — you cannot pool it across a family unless the airline’s own pooling rule says so. Verify the number at booking; excess bought at the airport is priced per kilo and is the most expensive kilo you will ever buy.
What is the cheapest Manila to Paris fare on record here? ₱28,790 one-way — the lowest price the fare feed returned for MNL–CDG when this route was last polled on 2026-08-02. That is the minimum of one record for one route, not of the whole cache: a floor for a single date and fare class, not a held quote, and it excludes checked baggage where the carrier sells it separately.
How much do MNL–CDG fares move week to week? Across 6 weekly snapshots from 2026-W19 to 2026-W31 the cheapest one-way ranged ₱23,084 to ₱35,574. Each point is the lowest fare visible that week, not an average of the market.
Can I claim delay compensation on MNL–CDG? Yes on the France-departing leg: EU261 covers it whatever carrier you fly. On the Manila-departing leg only if the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed. Separately, a departure from a Philippine airport is covered by the Civil Aeronautics Board’s Air Passenger Bill of Rights, which mandates rebooking, refunds and amenities but sets no fixed cash scale.
Magkano ang ticket Manila to Paris? Fares move every week. The fare observation on this page shows the cheapest cached fare and the date it was found — use it as a reference, then check current fares before booking.
May direct flight ba sa CDG? Wala — connect via Gulf hubs (DOH, DXB, AUH) or Asia (SIN). Qatar usually pinaka-mura.
Kailangan ba ng Schengen visa? Yes — Schengen short-stay visa, processing 2-4 weeks via French Embassy.
Anong layover ang sulit? DOH (Qatar) at DXB (Emirates) are usually mas mura at mas mabilis at 17-19h total.
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