This article will help and guide you on how to reach Cebu City if you will be coming all the way from Manila.
It does sound very tedious (it actually is) but I will try to break it down as much as I could.
I will be including the distance you will be covering, as well as the travel time while boarding the RoRo (Roll on Roll off cargo ship).
I hope this helps the riders who would like to get to Cebu on a motorbike.
Note: All fares include the charge for both Passenger and Vehicle
From Manila:
Route 1 – The Long Way
by Land: 670 kilometers from Metro Manila to Matnog, Sorsogon
by Roro: 2-3 hour roro trip from Matnog, Sorsogon to Allen, Northern Samar (Welcome to Eastern Visayas)
prepare a budget of 550 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 365 kilometers from Allen, Samar to Ormoc City, Leyte
by Roro: from the Ormoc Port, it will take approximately 5-6 hours to get to Cebu City Pier
prepare a budget of 1300 Php (Tourist Class) – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
Route 2 – The Expensive Route
by Land: 110 kilometers from Metro Manila to Batangas City Pier
by Roro: 2 hour roro from Batangas Pier to Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
prepare a budget of 750 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 127 kilometers from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro to Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
by Roro: 4 to 5 hour Roro trip from Roxas, Oriental Mindoro to Caticlan, Aklan (Welcome to Western Visayas)
prepare a budget of 2300 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 255 kilometers from Caticlan, Aklan to Antique Province to Dumangas Port, Iloilo
by Roro: Dumangas Port, Iloilo to Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
prepare a budget of 400 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 87 kilometers from Bacolod City to San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
by Roro: 2 hour Roro trip from San Carlos Port to Toledo Port, Cebu
prepare a budget of 900 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 65 kilometers from Toledo City to Cebu City (via Naga)
Route 3 – The Scenic Route
by Land: 110 kilometers from Metro Manila to Batangas City Pier
by Roro: 2 hour roro from Batangas Pier to Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
prepare a budget of 750 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 127 kilometers from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro to Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
by Roro: 4 to 5 hour Roro trip from Roxas, Oriental Mindoro to Caticlan, Aklan (Welcome to Western Visayas)
prepare a budget of 2300 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 255 kilometers from Caticlan, Aklan to Antique Province to Dumangas Port, Iloilo
by Roro: Dumangas Port, Iloilo to Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
prepare a budget of 400 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 125 kilometers from Bacolod City to Escalente City, Negros
by Roro: 2 hours from Barcelona Port in Escalante City to Tabuelan Port, Cebu
prepare a budget of 400 Php – this includes your barge fare, and other incidentals such as Philippine Port Authority and Arrastre fees
by Land: 95 kilometers from Tabuelan, Cebu to Cebu City (via Sogod) – enjoy the twisties of Tabuelan while going down towards the Cebu National Highway
Travel tips:
- please make sure to check ferry schedules so you could plan out your trip in the most efficient way – some ports have schedules up to 2 pm only (such as San Carlos Port in Negros) while some have twice-a-day only trips
- bring extra money or withdraw when you pass by a big city or the town center, there might not be ATM’s near the ports
- bring extra copies of your Official Receipt and Certificate of Registration to avoid further hassle at the PPA (Philippine Port Authority) or Coast Guard office
Live Free…
– Erik Gatmaitan is the author of http://www.pinoyrider.com – Journeying the Philippines SOLO on a motorbike.
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Sir plan to go to cebu this coming august katapusan i want to know po kung anong shipping line po eto from sorsogon to cebu para po malaman ko.. Thank you in advance po.
paano boss kung hulugan lang ang motor?? ano ipapakita sa port na documents??
ung fare ba nga bike depende sa engine dispalcement? anu motor mo na ginamit sa travel mo?
thanks a lot sir….a big help for us with my hubby coz we’re planning for a trip cebu to Luzon then upon going home we want a different route for us to enjoy the beauty of our country….have a safe trip always!!!
Sir ung roro fare po na nakapost from batangas to mindoro updated po ba yan? Tnx po
sir bka pde kayo mg post ng way nyo from manila luneta 0 kilometer up to Ilocos Norte pagudpod, salamat po more power po sa inyo
Good day fafi Erik, meron ba direct RORO from Manila to Cebu? tia
meron sa Manila Port via 2Go
good eve fafi erik..patapos na kase ojt ko…gusto ko umuwi ng cebu kasama si rs125…gusto ko lang itanong kung magkano magagastos kung iddirect ko manila to cebu si rs 125…para may idea ako kung magkano ang pag iipunan ko…tnx and godbless
haven’t tried it…pwede ka mag Roro via Mindoro – Panay – Negros – Cebu
or via Matnog, Sorsogon – Samar – Leyte then RoRo from Ormoc to Cebu Pier 4.
Papi Eric, ano sched ng roro sa Matnog at Ormoc galing Manila?
Sa Matnog, every hour.
From Ormoc to Cebu, 11 pm ang byahe sa Ormoc Port.
Nice Info… Sobrang mahal pala yung pamasahe sa roro ng motorsiklo…php2,300 from roxas to caticlan… Just want to clarify in the Route 2 ay 87 km yung Bacolod to San Carlos via Don Salvador. Route 3 po ay 125km from Bacolod to Escalante via Cadiz po ito. Salamat.
Thank you sir!
parang mataas ung 2,300 from Roxas to Caticlan. I remember it being around 1,300. Outstanding article/ travel guide. You help many with your writing. Ride Safe.
Ayos!!! Very helpful. I will be using this in the near future.
Our barkada is planning to go to bicol pero hindi namin alam kung saan dadaan galing d2 sa pasig. I heared there is a way from morong exit ng calamba? Can you tell us the exact route? many thanks!
There is sir. You may take the backdoor route from Rizal going to Famy Laguna either via the old highway (dadaan ng Famy) going to Pagsanjan then Calamba or the longer route which is via Infanta. Pero pag walang traffic para sa akin mas malapit ata kung mag SLEX or service road kayo.
Baka pwede po makisabay sainyo papunta ako catarman samar
Pls po pasabay ito po number ko pls text me 09156352676
Hi sir,
Plano ko po magmotor papuntang Matnog, Sorsogon. Ilang stopover ba meron from Cebu to Matnog? Magkano kaya ang budget na kailangan?
Salamat!
Rey
Yung pinaka popular na route –
1.) Cebu Pier to Ormoc, Leyte via Roro (5 hours) – Approx 1600 Php
2.) Ormoc to Allen, Samar by land (350 – 400 kms)
3.) Allen, Samar to Matnog, Sorsogon by Roro (3 hours) approx 650 Php
HTH.
bro erick salamat sa site na to rider din po ako with a club plano ko kc umuwi sa amin sa leyte this december with my Baby_blue CB110,,but i hve no idea for the budget and the distance but now alam ko na…tnx sa info….ride safe and godbless
No problem, happy to help! 🙂
Hello Erik I have a question din po. Uuwi kasi kami ng Ormoc ngayung 1 march 2018 mag motor lang kami raider 150 magkaano po ang fare ng motor galing matnog to allen and magkaano po ang fare per person.
salamat po.