🇪🇸 Spain or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities, food and getting around. Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇵🇭 Philippines
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $145A normal day$85
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Spain guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.