There are 8 ways to get from Dipolog to Samar by plane, car ferry, ferry, taxi, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly to Tacloban
best- Fly from Dipolog Airport (DPL) to Tacloban (TAC)DPL - TAC
3h 41m₱4,576–22,336Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Dipolog to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Take the busferry from Butuan to Tacloban
20h 25m₱1,416–3,114Car ferry, ferry, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Take the ferry from Dumaguete to Tagbilaran Port
- Take the ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Take the taxi from Ormoc to Tacloban
15h 13m₱3,519–10,483Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Dipolog to Ozamis
- Take the ferry from Ozamis to Iligan
- Drive from Iligan to Lipata
- Take the car ferry from Lipata to Liloan
- Drive from Liloan to Tacloban
17h 18m₱5,340–9,257Fly to Calbayog
- Fly from Dipolog Airport (DPL) to Calbayog (CYP)DPL - CYP
5h 56m₱7,256–24,306Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Tacloban
18h 46m₱2,080–5,050Car ferry, ferry, Minivan
- Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Tacloban
19h 14m₱2,008–4,828Car ferry, Minivan
- Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Cebu
- Take the car ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Tacloban
23h 34m₱2,158–3,728
Dipolog Airport (DPL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dipolog to Samar is to bus and bus and ferry which costs ₱1,400 - ₱3,200 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Dipolog to Samar is to fly which takes 3h 41m and costs ₱4,500 - ₱23,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Dipolog to Samar. However, there are services departing from Dipolog and arriving at Tacloban via Agora, Cagayan de Oro and Butuan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
The distance between Dipolog and Samar is 358 km.
The best way to get from Dipolog to Samar without a car is to car ferry and ferry and taxi which takes 15h 13m and costs ₱3,500 - ₱11,000.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Dipolog to Samar, including transfers.
Dipolog to Samar bus services, operated by RTMI (Rural Transit Mindanao, Incorporated), depart from Dipolog station.
Dipolog to Samar bus services, operated by RTMI (Rural Transit Mindanao, Incorporated), arrive at Agora, Cagayan de Oro station.
There are 91+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Dipolog, Philippines and Samar, Philippines?
Cebgo, Cebu Pacific, and Philippine Airlines fly from Dipolog Airport (DPL) to Tacloban (TAC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,900–17,000
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Calbayog via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,000–24,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,400–16,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–25,000
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Dipolog to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱440–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Busferry from Butuan to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- Phone
- +63 (2) 227 1933
- customerservice@dltbbus.com.ph
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Ormoc to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱280–430
- Schedules at
- dltbbus.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 939 937 7002
- duptours2004@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱208
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱320–650
- Book at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Lipata to Liloan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱260–370
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱600–950
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱600–900
- Business Class
- ₱650–950
- Economy
- ₱600–750
Car ferry from Lipata to Liloan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱490–800
- Schedules at
- fastcat-book.com
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱500–750
- Business Class
- ₱550–800
- Economy
- ₱490–600
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- contact@cokaliongshipping.com
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Car ferry from Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱230–3,200
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱450
- Lobby
- ₱480
- Lounge - Sitting
- ₱500
- Lounge
- ₱520
- Tourist
- ₱550
- Cabin
- ₱800
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱1,600
- Suite Room for 4
- ₱3,200
Ferry from Ozamis to Iligan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱140–310
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱230
- Tourist
- ₱310
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Dumaguete to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱500–1,663
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,069
- Open-Air
- ₱1,069
- Business Class
- ₱1,663
Ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱500–1,200
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱800
- Business Class
- ₱1,200
- Open Air
- ₱800
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
- Phone
- +63916-6426171
- supercat-customercare@supercat.ph
- Website
- supercat.com.ph
Ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱975–1,463
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱975
- Business
- ₱1,463
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
- Phone
- +63 32 254 6491
- starsy@transasiashipping.com
- Website
- transasiashipping.com
Ferry from Ozamis to Iligan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱295–1,050
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Website
- https://www.transasiashipping.com/
- Book at
- https://www.facebook.com/TransAsiaShippingLinesInc
- 2nd Class Non-Aircon
- ₱295
- Tourist
- ₱380
- Tourist Deluxe
- ₱425
- Private Room (for 2 pax)
- ₱1,050
- 2nd Class Aircon
- ₱330
- Cabin
- ₱470
- Phone
- +63 32 416 6300
- Website
- facebook.com
Car ferry from Dipolog to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,150–2,520
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Economy
- ₱1,150
- Tourist
- ₱1,450
- Business
- ₱1,900
- VIP
- ₱1,980
- Executive
- ₱2,520
Car ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱800–980
- Schedules at
- liteferries.com.ph
- Book at
- liteferries.com.ph
- Standard
- ₱800
- Tourist
- ₱980
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400–1,700
Ormoc City taxi
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