Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Jeepneys
It is possible to flag down a jeepney from the
main roads near any of the terminals, but if you have any
luggage it will be hard (or impossible) to drag it on board.
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travel.2go.com.ph) use the new terminal at Pier 4,
North Harbor (along Marcos Rd, a few kilometres north of
Intramuros), from where a taxi to Ermita costs about P150.
Departures
Bacolod (4 weekly; 7hr-9hr 30min); Butuan
(1 weekly; 34hr 30min); Cagayan de Oro (4 weekly; 34hr);
Cebu City (4 weekly; 11hr); Coron (1 weekly; 14hr); Dipolog
(1 weekly; 28hr 30min); Iligan (1 weekly; 42hr 30min);
Iloilo (2 weekly; 20hr); Ozamiz (1 weekly; 35hr 30min);
Puerto Princesa (1 weekly; 17hr).
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Domestic carriers are covered in Basics (see p.25).
Northern Luzon
Batanes (up to 2 daily; 1hr 45min); Laoag
(up to 3 daily; 50min); Tuguegarao (1 daily; 1hr 15min).
Southern Luzon
Legazpi (up to 4 daily; 1hr 10min); Naga
(1 daily; 55min); Virac (1 daily; 1hr 10min).
Mindoro
San José (1 daily; 50min).
The Visayas
Bacolod (up to 8 daily; 1hr 10min); Caticlan
(up to 8 daily; 1hr); Cebu City (up to 16 daily; 1hr 10min);
Dumaguete (up to 5 daily; 1hr 15min); Iloilo (up to 11
daily; 1hr); Kalibo (up to 6 daily; 50min); Tablas Island
(2 daily; 40min); Tacloban (5 daily; 1hr 10min); Tagbilaran
(4 daily; 2hr).
Palawan
Busuanga Island (up to 3 daily; 1hr); Puerto
Princesa (up to 5 daily; 1hr 10min).
Mindanao
Butuan (1 daily; 1hr 25min); Cagayan de Oro
(up to 10 daily; 1hr 25min); Cotabato (1 daily; 1hr 35min);
Davao (up to 5 daily; 1hr 50min); Dipolog (1 daily; 1hr
30min); General Santos (up to 3 daily; 1hr 50min);
Ozamiz (1 daily; 1hr 25min); Surigao (2 daily; 1hr 40min);
Zamboanga (up to 4 daily; 1hr 40min).
BY BUS
Dozens of buses link Manila with the provinces. As a
general rule, if you're arriving from the south, you'll end up
in the Pasay area of EDSA, in the south of the city near Taft
Ave, while if you're arriving from the north you'll find
yourself at the northern end of EDSA in Cubao (Quezon
City). From Pasay you can take the LRT (see p.83) north to
the Malate area (get off at Pedro Gil station) or the MRT
(see p.83) northeast to Makati and beyond. Alternatively, a
taxi from the Pasay area to Malate costs less than P100.
From most bus stations in Cubao it's a short walk to the
Cubao MRT station; a taxi from Cubao to Makati costs
around P150. Leaving Manila by bus can be confusing,
however, as there's no central bus terminal - each company
has its own station, albeit clumped together in Cubao and
Pasay (a third cluster lies on Rizal Ave, known as “Avenida”,
in Quiapo). Usually, if you tell your taxi driver your desti-
nation, they will bring you to the right station. The list
below includes some of the more popular operators.
BY FERRY
Most 2GO Travel ferries (the former Negros Navigation,
SuperFerry,
Cebu
Ferries
and
SuperCat
brands;
Ermita and Malate
Jac Liner
Star City
Gil Puyat
PASAY
Philippine
International
Convention Center
Green Star
Express
SHOPPING
Baclaran Market
Balikbayan Handicrafts
SM Mall of Asia
3
1
2
Manila
Film Center
JAM
Libertad
N
Pasay City
Cockpit Arena
PASAY CITY
HK Sun
Plaza
LRT-1 Green Line
MRT-3 Yellow Line
0
500
P R O T A C I O
Libertad Channel
metres
Victory
Liner
San Juan de
Dios Hospital
Ta f t
EDSA
Genesis Transport,
Batman Star Express &
San Agustin
Saulog Transit &
Erjohn Almark
Philtranco
SM Mall
of Asia
Partas
Five Star
Iglesia
ni Cristo
Baclaran
Baclaran
Market
Baclaran
Mosque
Our Mother
of Perpetual
Help
Shrine of
Jesus the Way
ACCOMMODATION
Sofitel Philippine Plaza
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