There are 5 ways to get from General Santos to Calamba by plane, bus, car, ferry, or busferry
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from General Santos (GES) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane GES - MNL
- Take the bus from LandMark to SM City Calambabus
5h 6m₱5,267–12,531Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Agora, Cagayan de Orobus
- Take the ferry from Cagayan de Oro to Manilaferry
- Take the bus from Manila Buendia to Calamba Crossingbus
46h 2m₱2,107–4,062Drive, ferry
- Drive from General Santos to Ozamiscar
- Take the ferry from Ozamis to Manila North Harbor Pier 4ferry
- Drive from Manila North Harbor Pier 4 to Calambacar
36h 47m₱4,497–12,661Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminalbus
- Take the busferry from Davao Ecoland Bus Terminal to Taclobanbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Turbinabusferry
37h 36m₱2,906–4,690Bus, bus and ferry via Ormoc
- Take the bus from YBL General Santos to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminalbus
- Take the busferry from Davao City to Ormocbusferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Pasay Inland Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Manila Buendia to Calamba Crossingbus
46h 5m₱3,868–5,725
General Santos (GES) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from General Santos to Calamba is to bus and ferry which costs ₱2,100 - ₱4,100 and takes 46h 2m.
The fastest way to get from General Santos to Calamba is to fly and bus which takes 5h 6m and costs ₱5,000 - ₱13,000.
No, there is no direct bus from General Santos to Calamba. However, there are services departing from General Santos Bulaong Terminal and arriving at Turbina via Davao Ecoland Bus Terminal and Tacloban. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 36m.
The distance between General Santos and Calamba is 1133 km.
The best way to get from General Santos to Calamba without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 37h 36m and costs ₱2,900 - ₱4,700.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from General Santos to Calamba, including transfers.
General Santos to Calamba bus services, operated by Mindanao Star Bus Transport, depart from General Santos Bulaong Terminal station.
General Santos to Calamba bus services, operated by Mindanao Star Bus Transport, arrive at Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal station.
There are 816+ hotels available in Calamba.
What companies run services between General Santos, Philippines and Calamba, Philippines?
There is no direct connection from General Santos to Calamba. However, you can take the taxi to General-Santos-Airport-GES airport, fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), walk to Natalia, Parañaque City, Manila, take the bus to Epifanio de los Santos Av, Makati City, Manila, walk to LandMark, then take the bus to SM City Calamba. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from General Santos to Calamba via Ozamis and Manila North Harbor Pier 4 in around 36h 47m.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from General Santos to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,400–8,500
Flights from General Santos to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,400–8,500
Flights from General Santos to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,400–8,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from General Santos to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,900–12,000
Bus from LandMark to SM City Calamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱195
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- msbti@ygbc.ph
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱500–700
- Schedules at
- ygbcbooking.com
- Book at
- ygbcbooking.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Davao Ecoland Bus Terminal to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Busferry from Davao City to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–2,700
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- Phone
- (02) 7900-4800
- customerservice@bicolisarog.com
- Website
- bicolisarog.com
Busferry from Tacloban to Turbina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://bicolisarog.com/
- Elite
- ₱1,400–2,200
- Economy Non AC
- ₱1,430–1,433
- Regular
- ₱1,400–2,400
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,400
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(63) 917 522 5463
- jacgcares@gmail.com
- Website
- jacliner.com
Bus from Manila Buendia to Calamba Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱110–150
- Schedules at
- jacliner.com
Bus from YBL General Santos to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱330
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Ozamis to Manila North Harbor Pier 4
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–7,620
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,500
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,700
- State Room
- ₱5,758
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,630
- Business Class for 6
- ₱2,826
- Business Class Room for 2
- ₱7,620
Ferry from Cagayan de Oro to Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–2,503
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,500
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,767
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,771
- Business Class for 2 or 4, upper/lower
- ₱2,503
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