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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Commuting to Cebu

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Cebu is located in Region 7, Central Visayas. It is a city of historical importance since Mactan Island is where the Spaniards first landed. Some of the places to see are: Kawasan Falls, dive spots in Moalboal and Badian Island, and the bird sanctuary in Olango Island.


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Fast Facts:

Airlines:
  • Air Philippines
  • Cebu Pacific
  • Philippine Airlines
  • SEAIR
  • Zest Airways
Ferries:
  • Cebu Ferries
  • Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc.
  • Ocean Jet
  • Sulpicio Lines, Inc.
  • SuperCat
  • Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc.
  • WG&A SuperFerry
Places to visit: Bantayan Island, Colon Street, Lapu Lapu Monument, Mactan Island, Magellan's Cross, Moalboal

* Book flights to Cebu via Sprice Flights

Commuting Routes:

From NCR:

Route 1: Plane (Cebu Pacific)
  1. From Manila Domestic Airport, take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Plane (PAL)
  1. From PAL Terminal, take a PAL flight to Cebu.
Route 3: Ship (WG&A Super Ferry)
  1. From Pier 15, Manila South Port, ride a WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 24-25 hours. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.
Route 4: Ship (Sulpicio Lines)
  1. From Pier 12, Manila North Harbor, ride a Sulpicio Lines ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 20-23 hours. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.
Route 5: Bacolod-Cebu
  1. Go to Bacolod.
  2. From Bacolod, take an Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific, or PAL flight to Cebu.
Route 6: Caticlan-Cebu
  1. Go to Caticlan.
  2. From Caticlan, take an Asian Spirit or SEAIR flight to Cebu.
Route 7: Iloilo-Cebu
  1. Go to Iloilo.
  2. From Iloilo, you can either:
Route 8: Kalibo-Cebu
  1. Go to Kalibo.
  2. From Kalibo, take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.
Route 9: Masbate-Cebu
  1. Go to Masbate.
  2. From Masbate, ride a Sulpicio Lines or Trans-Asia ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 12-14 hours. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Schedule.
Route 10: Ormoc-Cebu
  1. Go to Ormoc.
  2. From Ormoc, you can either:
Route 11: Palompon-Cebu
  1. Go to Palompon.
  2. From Palompon, ride a Cokaliong or Sulpicio Lines ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 5 hours. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.
Route 12: Tacloban-Cebu
  1. Go to Tacloban.
  2. From Tacloban, take an Air Philippines flight to Cebu.

From Bacolod, Negros Occidental:

  1. Take an Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific, or PAL flight to Cebu.

From Butuan, Agusan del Norte:

Route 1: Plane (Cebu Pacific)
  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Ship (Sulpicio Lines)
  1. Ride a Sulpicio Lines ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 10 hours. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.

From Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental:

Route 1: Plane (Cebu Pacific)
  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Ship
  1. Ride a Cebu Ferry, Sulpicio Lines ferry, Trans-Asia ferry, or WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 8-11 hours. Cebu Ferries Schedule. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Schedule. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.

From Caticlan, Aklan:

  1. Take an Asian Spirit or SEAIR flight to Cebu.

From Camiguin:

  1. Take a SEAIR flight to Cebu.

From Clark:

  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.

From Cotabato, Maguindanao:

Route 1: Plane (SEAIR)
  1. Take a SEAIR flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Ship (SuperFerry)
  1. Ride a WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 27-28 hours. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.

From Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte:

Route 1: Ship (Cokaliong Ferry)
  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 9-14 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.
Route 2: Ship (Ocean Jet Ferry)
  1. Ride an Ocean Jet ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 5-6 hours. Ocean Jet Schedule and Fares.

From Davao:

  1. Take an Air Philippines or Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.

From Dumaguete, Negros Oriental:

Route 1: Ship (Cokaliong Ferry)
  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 6 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.
Route 2: Ship (Ocean Jet Ferry)
  1. Ride an Ocean Jet ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 3-4 hours. Ocean Jet Schedule and Fares.
Route 3: Sibulan-Satander-Cebu
  1. From Dumaguete, take a jeep to the sea port in Sibulan, behind the public market. (Time: 10 mins)
  2. From Sibulan, take the fast craft to Santender. (Time: 20 mins)
  3. At the port in Santander, a bus will be waiting to transport passengers to Cebu City (Time: 3 hours).
Thanks to Mike for contributing this this route.

From General Santos, South Cotabato:

  1. Take an Air Philippines flight to Cebu.

From Iligan, Lanao del Norte:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry, Sulpicio Lines ferry, or WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 21-22 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.

From Iloilo:

Route 1: Plane
  1. Take an Air Philippines or PAL flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Ship
  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry or Trans-Asia ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 12 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Schedule.

From Kalibo, Aklan:

  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.

From Larena, Siquijor:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 10-11 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.

From Maasin, Iloilo:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 6 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.

From Masbate:

  1. Ride a Sulpicio Lines or Trans-Asia ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 12-14 hours. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Schedule.

From Nasipit, Agusan del Norte:

  1. Ride a Cebu Ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 11 hours. Cebu Ferries Schedule.

From Ormoc, Leyte:

Route 1: Ship
  1. Ride a Cebu Ferry, Lite Shipping ferry, or Sulpicio Lines ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 4-6 hours. Cebu Ferries Schedule. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.
Route 2: Ship
  1. From Ormoc, ride a SuperCat ferry to Cebu. The ride takes 2-3 hours. SuperCat Ferry Schedule.

From Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental:

  1. Ride a Cebu Ferry, Sulpicio Lines, Trans-Asia ferry, or WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 14-15 hours. Cebu Ferries Schedule. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Schedule. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.

From Palompon, Leyte:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong or Sulpicio Lines ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 5 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare.

From Puerto Princesa, Palawan:

  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.

From Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 21 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule.

From Surigao, Surigao del Norte:

  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry, Sulpicio Lines ferry, or WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule. Sulpicio Lines Schedule and Fare. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.

From Tacloban, Leyte:

  1. Take an Air Philippines flight to Cebu.

From Tagbilaran, Bohol:

Route 1: Ship
  1. Ride a Cokaliong ferry or Ocean Jet ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 4 hours. Cokaliong Shipping Lines Schedule. Ocean Jet Schedule and Fares.
Route 2: Ship
  1. Ride a SuperCat ferry to Cebu. The ride takes about 2 hours. SuperCat Ferry Schedule.

From Zamboanga:

Route 1: Plane (Cebu Pacific)
  1. Take a Cebu Pacific flight to Cebu.
Route 2: Ship (SuperFerry)
  1. Ride a WG&A SuperFerry to Cebu. The ride takes 12-14 hours. WG&A SuperFerry Schedule.
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