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Banca,
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Transportation
from one island to another
Most of
the time Filipinos will take the boat to travel from one island to another island in the Philippines
. The relative short distance
between islands and the price of the ticket makes that understandable.
For this reason even tourists will make use of the boat. Moreover, for
tourists travelling by boat from one island to another island, "island
hopping",
is attractive because it offers more possibilities to communicate with Filipinos and Filipinas.
Once
decided to make a trip through the Philippines, the choice has to
be made which boat and which company (or still with an airplane?) you want
to make use of!
Island
hopping by boat
There are three types
of boats. The traditional type is the bancas. Pumpboats are motorized bancas, outrigger boats. The pump-boats are
normally used for the shorter distances. The price of the ticket
is cheap. For really short distances between islands close to each
other, the smaller un-motorized pump boat is used. These
un-motorized boats are mostly used for fishing.
The
second type of boat is the ferryboat, the most comfortable
possibility for 'island hopping'.
There are several companies who have regular trips between the bigger
islands.
The
third type of boat is the fastest, the modern hovercraft. In the
Philippines it is known as the Super Cat. This ferry is a real
Catamaran with two keels joined by a frame.
The Super Cat travels between
some bigger islands, not a too big distance between them!
More information about Catamaran?
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The pumpboat (Banca) |
Ferry boat |
The
SuperCat |
Pictures,
left: © E.C. de Schoolmeester, center: © Cebu Ferries
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Domestic
flights
There are several
Philippine companies which have flights between the bigger islands
Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao, Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Panay, Negros and Samar.
The most known companies are Airphil, Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific Air.com.
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Transportation
costs by airplane, one-way, per person
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from |
to |
Pesos, 2012 |
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Domestic
flight
Economy
Class
(Cheapest to regular and depending on the bagage in kilo's you take with you!)
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Cebu
City (Mactan island) |
Manila
(Luzon) |
1000- 2400 |
| Cebu
City |
Bacolod
(Negros) |
1100 - 2708 |
| Cebu
City |
Boracay |
1699- 3800 |
| Cebu
City |
Puerto
Princesa (Palawan) |
1585- 2500 |
| Davao
City |
Manila |
1800 - 2650 |
| Manila |
Cagayan
de Oro (Mindanao) |
1700 - 3030 |
| Manila |
Roxas
(Panay) |
1000 - 1220 |
| Manila |
Puerto
Princesa |
2230 - 4250 |
| Manila |
Iloilo |
800 - 3250 |
| Manila |
Tacloban
(Leyte) |
2220-2500 |
| Iloilo
(Panay) |
Cebu
City |
799 - 2510 |
| Iloilo |
Puerto
Princesa |
2550 - 2750 |
Source:
Philippine Airlines
Transportation
costs by ferry, one-way, per person
| Ferry
Company |
from |
to |
Rate |
Rate
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| cheapest
class |
tourist
class |
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SuperFerry
company |
Manila |
Bacolod
(Negros) |
1325 |
1560 |
| Manila |
Cebu
City (Cebu) |
1265 |
1540 |
| Manila |
Cagayan
de Oro (MIndanao) |
1610 |
1845 |
| Manila |
Davao
City (Mindanao) |
1680 |
1920 |
| Manila |
Iliilo
(Panay) |
1325 |
1560 |
| Manila |
Puerto
Princesa (Palawan) |
1200 |
1500 |
| Manila |
Tagbiliran
(Bohol) |
1265 |
1620 |
| Cebu |
Surigao
(Mindanao) |
445 |
585 |
| Davao
City |
Iloilo |
1280 |
1640 |
| Cagayan
de Oro |
Iloilo |
1270 |
1410 |
| Cagayan
de Oro |
Bacolod |
1270 |
1410 |
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CebuFerries
company |
Cebu |
Cagayan
de Oro |
350 |
460 |
| Cebu |
Tacloban |
290 |
390 |
| Cebu |
Ormoc
City |
210 |
330 |
| Cagayan
de Oro |
Tagbiliran |
370 |
430 |
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Supercat
company |
Cebu |
Ormoc* |
discounts:
Senior
citizen 20%
Students
15% |
480 |
| Cebu |
Tagbiliran |
380 |
| Iliilo |
Bacolod |
260 |
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Sources: Supercat,
CebuFerries,
SuperFerry |
*
The "Super Cat" carries passengers in a two hours lasting trip
between Cebu City and Ormoc City
Means
of transportation
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the pictures to enlarge, click the titles for more information
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