Transport To Manila Environs

To THE BATAN ISLANDS:
For air travel from Manila to Basco via Laoag there is a PAL flight on Thursday and Sunday. On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday flights go via Tuguegarao.

To BOHOL:
Aerolift flies daily from Manila to Tagbilaran; PAL flies from Manila to Tagbilaran on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The William Lines' MV Misamis Occidental boat leaves Manila on Friday at 9 am for Tagbilaran via Dumaguete on Negros, taking 36 hours.

To CATANDUANES:
PAL flies daily from Manila to Virac and from Legaspi to The MV Virac or the MV Antipolo boat leaves Tabaco daily for Virac at 11 am, taking three hours or more.

To CEBU:
PAL and Aerolift both have daily flights from Manila to Cebu City; PAL also has daily flight from Legaspi to Cebu City. Several vessels run between Manila and Cebu City. The Sweet Lines, MV Sweet Baby departs on Sunday at noon and on Thursday at 9 am, taking 22 hours. The William Lines' MV Dona Virginia leaves on Sunday at 10 am and Wednesday at 8 pm, taking 20 hours. The Sulpicio Lines' MV Davao Princess leaves on Sunday at 10 am, taking 23 hours, while their MV Filipina Princess leaves on Tuesday at 10 am and Friday at 8 pm, taking 21 hours.

To LEYTE:
Aerolift has flights on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from Manila to Ormoc. PAL has daily flights from Manila to Tacloban.Air-con Philtranco buses leave Manila daily at 7 am and 5 pm for Tacloban. The travelling time including the ferry trip from Matnog to San Isidro is 25 hours. It is possible to pick up these buses on the way-in Legaspi, for instance, at 3 am or 5 pm—if seats are available, but they seldom are. The Sulpicio Lines' MV Cebu Princess boat leaves Manila on Friday at 10 am for Ormoc via Masbate and Calbayog, taking 45 hours. The William Lines' MV Tacloban City boat leaves on Monday at 1 pm for Tacloban via Catbalogan and on Friday for Tacloban direct. The time taken (direct) is 24 hours.

To LUBANG :
Air Pacific Airways has flights from Manila to Lubang daily and Aerolift has flights on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The William Lines' MV Edward boat leaves Manila for Tilik on Friday at noon, taking seven hours. The Asuncion Shipping Lines' MV Asuncion X boat leaves Manila for Tilik on Saturday at 10 pm, taking eight hours, and their MV Catalyn A boat leaves Manila for Tilik on Tuesday at 10 pm, taking eight hours.

To MARINDUQUE:
PAL has daily flights from Manila to Marinduque. There is one ship a day from Lucena to Balanacan. Departure time varies as it is dependent upon the tides, but is usually around 10 am. Passengers are taken by outrigger boats out to the ship, which is anchored off the coast. The trip takes four hours. There is a BLTB bus from Manila to Lucena which goes directly to the wharf. BLTB (Tel: 833550) can give you the departure time of the bus and probably the sailing time of the ship as well.

There is also one ship a day from Lucena to Buyabod, the port for Santa Cruz, which takes five hours. The situation about sailing times is the same as for the ship going to Balanacan.

To MASBATE:
PAL has daily flights from Manila to Masbate and from Legaspi to Masbate on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Sulpicio Lines' MV Cebu Princess boat leaves Manila for Masbate at 10 am on Friday. It takes 17 hours. The William Lines' MV Cebu City boat leaves Manila for Masbate on Saturday at midnight, taking 16 hours.

From Bulan there is one boat daily leaving at noon and taking four hours. There may possibly be a second boat.

To MINDANAO:
From Manila, PAL has daily flights to Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao and Zamboanga, and flights on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to Butuan.

AeVolift has daily flights from Manila to Dipolog, flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to Surigao and flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Iligan.

Air-con Philtranco buses run daily from Manila to Davao, leaving at 7 am and 5 pm. Travelling time including the ferry from Matnog to San Isidro and from Liloan to Surigao is 45 hours. It is possible to pick up the bus on the way at Legaspi, for example, at 3 am or 5 pm—if seats are available (but they seldom are).

To NEGROS:
PAL has daily flights from Manila to Bacolod and Dumaguete. There are three Negros navigation lines ships each week from Manila to Bacolod. The MV Don Claudio boat sails on Sunday at 9 am, taking 24 hours. The MV Don Julio boat leaves on Tuesday at 10 am, taking 21 hours. The MV Santa Maria leaves on Friday at 2 pm and takes 28 hours, going via Roxas on Panay.From Manila to Dumaguete, the Sulpicio Lines' MV Dipolog Princess sails on Wednesday at midnight and takes 30 hours; the William Lines' MV Misamis Occidental goes on Friday at 9 am, also taking 30 hours.

To MINDORO:
Pacific Airways has daily flights from Manila to Calapan. PAL has daily flights from Manila to Mamburao and San Jose.A thorough trip from Manila to Puerto Galera starts from the Sundowner Hotel in Mabini St, Ermita, daily at 9 am. The air-con bus goes to Batangas to the MB Sikat II which leaves at noon and arrives in Puerto Galera at 2.30 pm. Bookings and tickets (P 180) are arranged at the Sundowner Hotel. Buses from Manila to Batangas leave the Lawton and BLTB bus terminals regularly.Two boats go daily from Batangas to Calapan, at 5 pm and 6 pm, taking three hours. You can catch a jeepney from Calapan to Puerto Galera the next morning, taking two hours.