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To go to Dumaguete, travelers can take a flight or ride a ship from Manila or Cebu. There’s also the option of taking a land/sea trip to Dumaguete from Bacolod City or Cebu.


Sibulan Airport Runway

How to get to Dumaguete by air

Sibulan Airport also known as Dumaguete Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Dumaguete City. The airport is located in the municipality of Sibulan, near the border with Dumaguete City. Sibulan Airport has daily flights to and from Manila and Cebu through Cebu Pacific, and Philippine Airlines. Travel time is only an hour and 10 minutes.

Dumaguete Flights – Airlines, destinations, and frequency

  • Cebu Pacific Flights
    • Manila to Dumaguete vv. – twice daily
  • Air Philippines Flights
    • Manila to Dumaguete vv. – twice daily
    • Manila to Cebu vv – once daily

How to get to Dumaguete City by sea

Frequencies of trips from Manila, Cebu City, Tagbilaran, Siquijor and Dapitan are offered when planning on going to Dumaguete.

Port of origin, shipping/ferry lines, frequency, travel time, fare

From Manila

  • Super Ferry – twice weekly, 36 hours
  • Sulpicio Lines – twice weekly, 36 hours

From Cebu

  • Cebu City to Dumaguete Port (via Tagbilaran)
    • Ocean Jet (fastcraft) – twice daily, 4 hours, P900/P1,200
    • Cockaliong – daily
    • George and Peter Lines Inc. – thrice daily
  • Bato Port (Santander, Cebu) to Tampi Port (San Jose, Oriental Negros)
    • Maayo Shipping (RoRo) – daily
    • Cuadro Alas Shipping
  • Lil-oan (Cebu) to Sibulan Port (Sibulan, Oriental Negros)
    • Fastcraft
    • Pumpboat (Motorized outrigger) – 30 minutes, P40
    • Cuadro Alas Shipping
  • Mainit (Oslob, Cebu) to Sibulan (Oriental Negros)
    • Tanjuan Shipping – daily

From Bohol

  • Tagbilaran to Dumaguete Port
    • Ocean Jet – twice daily, 1 hour and 40 mins, P650, P850

From Dapitan

  • Dapitan to Dumaguete Port
    • Ocean Jet – once daily, 1 hour and 40 mins, P650, P850
    • Cockaliong

From Siquijor

  • Larena (Siquijor) to Dumaguete Port
    • Ocean Jet
  • Larena via Siquijor (Siquijor) to Dumaguete Port
    • Delta Fast Ferry
  • Siquijor Pier (Siquijor, Siquijor) to Dumaguete Port
    • Delta Fast Ferry – Daily, P160

From Dipolog

  • Dipolog to Dumaguete
    • Cuadro Alas

How to get to Dumaguete City by land

From Cebu

First Ceres bus trip leaves Cebu at 1:45 am and the last trip departs at 6 pm. On the other hand, the first bus for Cebu from Dumaguete leaves at 3:15 am and the last bus at 2:00 pm. There are several trips in between. The buses to Dumaguete are stationed at the Cebu South Bus Terminal

From Bacolod City

To and from Bacolod Bacolod to Dumaguete: first trip at 2 am and last trip at 7 pm Dumaguete to Bacolod: first trip at 2:30 am last trip at 7:30 pm There are several trips within the day. Fare for a non-airconditioned bus is P232.00/way. Travel time is 5-6 hours.

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One Response to “How to Get to Dumaguete City”

  1. finky says:

    how much is the ticket from dipolog to dumaguete by sea? what are the schedules?

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