The Philippines - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 602

General Douglas MacArthur set up
temporary headquarters, and which
was the site of vicious hand-to-hand
combat. You can walk the island's trails,
rent mountain bikes or explore the gun
batteries and other ghostly reminders
of the horrors of war. here is also a
Japanese cemetery, a sobering museum
and a memorial to the thousands who
died here.
Sun Cruises at CCP Terminal A, Pedro
Bukaneg St, near the Cultural Center
( T 02 527 5555, W corregidorphilippines
.com), organizes day- and overnight trips
every morning at 7am. Packages start
at P2200.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
BY PLANE
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is in
Parañaque, on the southern fringes of the city. Most
international flights arrive at Terminal 1; Terminal 2,
relatively nearby, serves only Philippine Airlines (inter-
national and domestic); the tiny Domestic Passenger
Airport Terminal (aka Terminal 4) is 3km away on the other
side of the airport and serves AirAsia Zest, Fil-Asian
Airways, SkyJet and Tigerair Philippines flights; further
around is Terminal 3, serving Cebu Pacific and PAL Express
(international and domestic). Terminal 3 is the best
equipped and has a small Department of Tourism (DOT)
reception desk, several currency exchanges, ATMs, left
luggage, and stalls selling local SIM cards. A shuttle bus
connects all the terminals, running frequently throughout
the day, but tra c congestion means transfers can take
over one hour in some cases - leave plenty of time.
Transport To get into town join the queue to take a
yellow airport taxi (P70 flagfall, then P4 per 300m) from
outside the arrivals hall, which will set you back about
P300-400, rather than the white fixed-price taxis, which
usually have no line, but cost nearly double. Taking a
non-o cial taxi from the airport guarantees you'll be
ripped off, and you should never get into a taxi that is
unmarked or has other people in it. Domestic departure
tax from Manila (P200) is now included in the ticket price;
international departure tax is P550.
Destinations

BY BUS
There's no single bus station for Manila, and timetables are
hard to come by and in a constant state of flux, which can
make departing Manila by bus a bit of a headache. Often,
if you tell your taxi driver your destination, he'll bring you
to the right station. An up-to-date resource is the “getting
around” section of W philippines-travel-guide.com.
Bus stations The majority of Manila's plethora of bus
stations are located in and around Epifanio de los Santos
Avenue (EDSA), in two rough groupings: Pasay (south)
and Cubao (north). The MRT runs northeast along EDSA
from Pasay to Quezon City, where it joins the LRT which
runs west and south through Malate to Pasay, closing
the loop. The closest LRT station to the tourist belt in
Malate is Quirino. There are regular daily departures to
most destinations.

BUS COMPANIES COVERING THE SOUTH
Erjohn & Almark Kilometre 46, Aguinaldo Highway,
Silang, Cavite ( T 02 529 6148). Frequent services to the
Batangas region, including Tagaytay.
Gold Line Pasay Terminal ( T 02 851 9737). Regular
afternoon departures to Sorsogon.
JAM Liner Buendia LRT, Taft Avenue, Pasay ( T 02 831
8264). Hourly to Batangas and various destinations in
Laguna.
Philtranco EDSA, Apelo Cruz St, Pasay ( T 02 851 8078,
W philtranco.com.ph). Daily runs to Iloilo via Mindoro, and
as far afield as Leyte, Samar and Davao, as well as Legaspi
and Sorsogon.
Destinations south Batangas City (every 40min; 3hr);
Legaspi (8-10 daily; 10hr); Sorsogon (2-3 daily; 12hr);
Tagaytay (12-14 daily; 2hr).

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BUS COMPANIES COVERING THE NORTH
Cable Tours 276 E. Rodriguez Ave, Quezon City ( T 02 257
3582 or T 0918 521 6790). Nightly to Bontoc and Banaue.
Dagupan New York St cnr. EDSA, Cubao ( T 02 727 2330
or T 928 5639). Hourly to Baguio.
Dangwa Dos Castillas, De Masalang Sampaloc ( T 02
731 2879). Overnight services to Baguio and Kalinga.
Dominion New York St, Cubao ( T 02 741 4146). Daily
to Vigan.
Florida A.H. Lacson Ave cnr. M. Earnshaw, Sampaloc
( T 02 743 3809, W gvfloridatransport.com). Direct nightly
services to Banaue.
Genesis 101-A Giselle Park Plaza, EDSA cnr. Rotonda,
Pasay ( T 02 853 3115). Hourly to Baguio 11am-8pm.
Partas 816 Aurora Blvd at EDSA, Cubao Terminal ( T 02
851 4025, W partas.com.ph). Regular services to Baguio,
Laoag, San Fernando (La Union) and Vigan.
Victory Liner W victoryliner.com. From 683 EDSA, Cubao
Terminal ( T 02 727 4534), and 651 EDSA, Pasay Terminal
( T 02 833 5019). Hourly services to Baguio.

Bacolod (8 daily; 1hr 10min); Busuanga (3
daily; 1hr); Cagayan de Oro (10 daily; 1hr 25min); Caticlan
(16 daily; 1hr); Cebu City (16 daily; 1hr 10min); Davao (up
to 5 daily; 1hr 50min); Dumaguete (up to 5 daily; 1hr
15min); Iloilo (up to 11 daily; 1hr); Kalibo (6 daily; 50min);
Laoag: (2-3 daily; 50min); Legaspi: (2-4 daily; 1hr
10min); Puerto Princesa (5 daily; 1hr 10min); San José
(daily; 50min); Surigao (2 daily; 1hr 40min); Tacloban
(5 daily; 1hr 10min); Tagbilaran (4 daily; 2hr).