Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
catamaran services link Cebu with Bohol and Leyte all
within 3hr, but these services are significantly more
expensive than regular ferries (for example, Cebu-
Tagbiliran costs P525 compared with P210 for the slower
Cokaliong service). As well as ferries to Dumaguete,
another way to Negros is to ride the bus down to Bato or
Lilo-an, or over to Toledo, and take a ferry or big bangka
across (see p.317).
Biliran
Naval (Roble Shipping 5 weekly; 9hr 30min).
Bohol
Tagbilaran (slow ferries: Cokaliong 1 weekly,
F.J. Palacio Lines 3 weekly, Trans-Asia Shipping Lines 1
weekly; 5hr; fast ferries: Oceanjet 6 daily, SuperCat 2 daily,
Weesam 3 daily; 2hr); Tubigon (Island Shipping Lines;
4 daily; 1hr 20min).
Leyte
Hilongos (Kinswell 1 daily; Roble Shipping 1 daily;
3hr 15min); Maasin (Cokaliong and Trans-Asia 3 weekly;
6hr); Ormoc (slow ferries: Lite Shipping 6 weekly, Roble
Shipping 1 weekly; 6hr; fast ferries: Supershuttle Ferry
3 weekly; Weesam 2 daily; SuperCat 3 daily; 3hr).
Manila
(Gothong Lines 4 weekly; 2Go 5 weekly; 23hr).
Masbate
(Trans-Asia Shipping Lines 6 weekly; 13hr 30min).
Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro (2Go 3 weekly; Gothong
Lines 2 weekly; Trans-Asia Shipping Lines 1 daily; 8-10hr);
Dapitan (Cokaliong 4 weekly; George & Peter Lines 3
weekly; 9hr); Iligan (2Go 2 weekly; Cokaliong 5 weekly, via
Ozamiz; 13hr); Nasipit (2Go 1 weekly; 9hr); Ozamiz
(2Go 2 weekly; 7hr; Cokaliong 5 weekly; 10hr); Surigao
(Cokaliong 4 weekly; 9hr 30min); Zamboanga (George &
Peter Lines 1 weekly; 16hr).
Negros
Dumaguete (Cokaliong 4 weekly; George & Peter
Lines 6 weekly; Oceanjet, via Tagbilaran 1 daily; 4-6hr).
Panay
Iloilo City (Cokaliong 1 weekly; Trans-Asia Shipping
Lines 4 weekly; 12-14hr).
Samar
Calbayog (F.J. Palacio Lines 3 weekly; 12hr);
Catbalogan (Roble Shipping 1 weekly; 3hr 30min).
Siquijor
(Oceanjet, via Tagbilaran and Dumaguete 1 daily;
4hr 50min).
BY BUS
Bus terminals
Ceres Liner (
T
032 345 8650) is the main
bus company in Cebu and operates out of two terminals.
The Northern bus terminal, served by jeepneys marked
“Mandaue” (P8), is on the coastal road, 4km east of the
city centre, and is used by buses and jeepneys for
destinations north of the city (all every 20-30min). The
Southern bus terminal, for buses south, is on Bacalso Ave,
west of President Osmeña Blvd and is accessible by
jeepneys marked “Basak” (P8).
Destinations from the Southern terminal
Badian (4hr);
Bato (4hr); Lilo-an (3hr); Moalboal (3hr); Oslob (3-4hr);
Toledo (for San Carlos; 2hr 30min).
Destinations from the Northern terminal
Danao (for
Camotes; frequent; 1hr); Hagnaya (for Bantayan; 7 daily;
3hr 30min); Maya (for Malapascua; every 20min; 3-4hr).
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BY CAR
Car and driver
You may prefer to charter a car with driver
to get around the island; many tourists simply flag down
a taxi and negotiate a flat rate with the driver, usually
P2000-2500 for the day or a one-way trip to, say, Moalboal
or Maya. Many of the bigger hotels have their own cars
with drivers, but you'll pay significantly more.
Rental companies
Many firms, including Alamo and Avis,
have kiosks at the airport. In town, Alamo is at the
Waterfront
Cebu City
, Salinas Drive (
T
032 232 6888) and Hertz is at the
Marriott
, Cardinal Rosales Ave (
T
032 232 6100).
GETTING AROUND
By bus
Cebu City's Bus Rapid Transit System is still on the
drawing board, meaning jeepney and vans are the principal
public transport.
By taxi
Taxis are plentiful and it's not hard to find a driver
who's willing to use the meter. The tariff is P2.50 per 200m
plus a flagfall of P40; a typical cross-city trip costs P100-
150 outside rush hour.
By jeepney and van
Jeepneys
and open-sided Isuzu
vans painted in outrageous colours ply dozens of cross-city
routes. From Colon St, they run almost everywhere: east to
the piers and the SM City Mall, north to Fuente Osmeña,
northeast to Ayala Center and south to Carbon Market.
There are also jeepneys along N. Escario St, north of Ayala
Center, heading east to Mandaue and west and southwest
to the Provincial Capitol Building, Fuente Osmeña and
the Colon St area. The standard fare for each leg, or part
thereof, is P8.
INFORMATION
Tourist information
The main tourist o
ce is the
Department of Tourism's Cebu regional of
ce (Mon-Fri
8am-5pm;
T
032 254 2811) in the LDM Building on
Legazpi St, near the junction with Lapu-Lapu (close to
Fort San Pedro). There's also a branch at the airport (daily
6am-9pm). As well as information about the festival,
The Sinulog Foundation website (
W
sinulog.ph) also has
a wealth of information about the city.
Maps
Of the city
maps available, the best is
EZ Map
(P99),
which is available at National Book Store and some hotels,
but the free one given out at the tourist o
ces and kiosks
isn't bad.
Newspapers
There are a number of English-language local
newspapers, including the
Cebu Daily News
(
W
cdn.ph), and
the
Sun Star Cebu
(
W
sunstar.com.ph), both of which have
ferry timetables, local events listings and restaurant reviews.
