Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Commuting to Manaoag


Known as the Antipolo of the North, Manaoag is located in Pangasinan. Many people go here yearly on pilgrimages to visit the famous Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine.

Manaoag Church
Manaoag Church
(Photo taken from: http://www.prepys.com/)

Fast Facts:

Bus Routes: Cubao-Dagupan; Cubao-Manaoag; Urdaneta-Manaoag
Jeepney Routes: Binalonan-Manaoag; Dagupan-Manaoag; Urdaneta-Manaoag

Commuting Routes:

From NCR:

Route 1: Quezon City-Manaoag
  1. From the Dagupan Bus Terminal at EDSA corner New York Street, ride a Dagupan bus to Dagupan City, and ask the conductor to drop you off at Manaoag. The ride takes about 4 hours.
Route 2: NCR-Urdaneta City-Manaoag
  1. Go to Baguio, and get off at Urdaneta City.
  2. Ride a bus/jeep to Manaoag.
Route 3: NCR-Binalonan-Manaoag
  1. Go to Baguio, and get off at Binalonan.
  2. Ride a jeep/tricycle to Manaoag.
Route 4: NCR-Urdaneta City-Manaoag
  1. Go to Baguio, and get off at Urdaneta City.
  2. Walk towards the tricycle terminal near BPI.
  3. Ride a tricycle to Manaoag. The ride takes 10-20 minutes.
Route 5: NCR-Urdaneta City-Manaoag
  1. Go to Urdaneta City, you can ride buses at these terminals:
  2. Ride a Victory Liner bus to Dagupan, and ask the conductor to drop you off at Urdaneta City. The ride takes 4-6 hours.
  3. Ride a bus/jeep to Manaoag.
Route 6: NCR-Urdaneta City- Manaoag
  1. Go to Urdaneta City, you can ride buses at these terminals:
  2. Ride a Victory Liner bus to Dagupan, and ask the conductor to drop you off at Urdaneta City. The ride takes 4-6 hours.
  3. Walk towards the tricycle terminal near BPI.
  4. Ride a tricycle to Manaoag. The ride takes 10-20 minutes.
Route 7: NCR-Binalonan-Manaoag
  1. Go to Binalonan, you can ride the buses at these terminals:
    • Dominion Bus Terminal at EDSA corner New York Street.
    • From Gateway Mall, take the Aurora Blvd. exit. Turn left at Aurora Blvd., and walk about 4 blocks, past Gen. Araneta, Gen. Santos Ave., EDSA, and Pinatubo, until you get to the Partas Bus Terminal at Aurora Blvd. corner Pinatubo.
  2. Ride a Dominion/Partas bus to La Union, and ask the conductor to drop you off at Binalonan.
  3. From Binalonan, ride a jeep/tricycle to Manaoag.

From Alaminos, Pangasinan:

  1. Ride a bus/van to Dagupan.
  2. Ride a jeep to Manaoag.