Public Transportation Guide to Baguio City
How to Get to Baguio by Land and by Air
It's so easy to get here! There's one daily flight to Baguio from the domestic airport in Manila, and numerous bus trips that leave at all hours from the different terminals both from Manila and other Luzon provinces in the Philippines.
Should you be ariving by private car, please proceed to the How to Get to Baguio Travel Advisory page instead.
This site has a guide for Getting Around in Baguio, too!
By Airplane
Modified & updated 11/01/2009: There used to be one (1) daily 45- minute flight via Asian Spirit that leaves Manila at 9:15 a.m., and which will head back to Manila at 10:15 a.m.
But since this mode of transportation is unreliable during the rainy season as flights would be cancelled due to low visibility, and since the weather itseld has been unpredictable in recent years, Asian Spirit no longer flies to Baguio City.
However, since airplane rides are still preferred by a lot of visitors, especially businessmen, who do not have the time or patience for land travel, as can be gleaned from fully-booked Baguio flights, the city is currently negotiating with other carriers for regular flight service.
The Baguio airport is at Loakan Road, about 5km from the city center. It is called the Loakan Airport of course! Taxi cabs are waiting to pick up passengers right outside the terminal, so getting out should not be a problem.
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View of the Loakan Airport in Baguio City, Philippines from the tarmac. There is usually one flight daily Manila-Baguio-Manila via a local carrier.
By Bus
From Manila & Provinces South of Baguio:
Airconditioned bus trips to Baguio leave Metro Manila every hour, seven (7) days a week. The popular buslines are Victory Liner, Dagupan Bus Line and Philippine Rabbit. One-way bus tickets to Baguio cost about Php350-450.
A De Luxe service is being offered by Victory Liner that non-stop 4 to 5-hour trip, not the usual 7 that costs Php700 one-way. But you will have to buy your tickets ahead of time -- and in person -- in order to secure a seat.
From Baguio to Northern Provinces and the Cordilleras:
Farinas Transit plies the route to Vigan, Ilocos Sur and Laoag, Ilocos Norte.
Partas Transport Company has trips to Vigan and Laoag as well as to the provinces of La Union and Abra.
Lizardo Trans has several trips daily to the Mountain Province towns of Bontoc, Sagada & Besao, while KMS and Ohyami Trans travel to Ifugao province.
And you may ask, why should a 240km trip to Baguio City take seven (7) whole hours by bus?
Could it be because the buses stop TWICE for meals, and constantly pick up new passengers in towns along the way?
Another reason is that getting out of Metro Manila traffic alone sometimes takes one (1) whole hour!
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