There are 4 ways to get from Lucena to Butuan by train, bus, plane, busferry, or ferry
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Train, bus, fly
best- Take the train from Lucena to San Pablotrain
- Take the bus from San Pablo City to Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane MNL - BXU
6h 54m₱4,268–11,472Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lucena Port to Masbate Cityferry
- Take the ferry from Masbate City to Cebuferry
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Surigaoferry
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
37h 23m₱2,690–18,100Bus, bus and ferry via Manila
- Take the bus from Dalahican Terminal to Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminalbus
- Take the busferry from Pasay to Taclobanbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Butuanbusferry
28h 9m₱2,798–3,598Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dalahican Terminal to Manila Cubao Jam Linerbus
- Take the bus from DLTB Aurora Cubao to Taclobanbus
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Butuanbusferry
35h 52m₱3,597–5,392
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucena to Butuan is to bus and bus and ferry via Manila which costs ₱2,800 - ₱3,600 and takes 28h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Lucena to Butuan is to train and bus and fly which takes 6h 54m and costs ₱4,200 - ₱12,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucena to Butuan. However, there are services departing from Dalahican Terminal and arriving at Butuan via Taft Ave, Lungsod ng Pasay, Pasay and Tacloban. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 9m.
The distance between Lucena and Butuan is 930 km.
The best way to get from Lucena to Butuan without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Manila which takes 28h 9m and costs ₱2,800 - ₱3,600.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Lucena to Butuan, including transfers.
Lucena to Butuan bus services, operated by Jam, depart from Dalahican Terminal station.
Lucena to Butuan bus services, operated by Jam, arrive at Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminal station.
There are 108+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Lucena, Philippines and Butuan, Philippines?
There is no direct connection from Lucena to Butuan. However, you can take the train to San Pablo, walk to San Pablo City, take the bus to Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminal, walk to Gil Puyat Station, take the train to Redemptorist–Aseana Station, walk to Roxas Blvd / C. Rivera Intersection, Parañaque City, Manila, take the bus to Terminal 1 Arrivals Area Rd, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Parañaque City, Manila, walk to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) airport, fly to Butuan Airport (BXU), then take the taxi to Butuan. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dalahican Terminal to Butuan via Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminal, Taft Ave, Lungsod ng Pasay, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Lungsod ng Pasay, Pasay, and Tacloban in around 28h 9m.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–8,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–8,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,700–11,000
- Phone
- 5319-0041
- support@pnr.gov.ph
- Website
- pnr.gov.ph
Train from Lucena to San Pablo
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱30–55
- Schedules at
- pnr.gov.ph
- Ordinary
- ₱30–45
- Aircon
- ₱35–55
- Phone
- +63 917 852 6637
- info@jambusliner.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pablo City to Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱140–170
- Schedules at
- jamlinerbus.com
Bus from Dalahican Terminal to Jam Liner Buendia Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱230–280
- Schedules at
- jamlinerbus.com
Bus from Dalahican Terminal to Manila Cubao Jam Liner
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱240–300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0928 348 0166
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Pasay to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tacloban to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- 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 DLTB Aurora Cubao to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,600–4,000
- Schedules at
- dltbbus.com.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Lucena Port to Masbate City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000
- Schedules at
- starhorse.com.ph
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- contact@cokaliongshipping.com
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Ferry from Masbate City to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₱850–9,000
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,080
- Tourist
- ₱1,320
- Lounge
- ₱1,250
- Cabin
- ₱1,700
- Lobby
- ₱1,150
- Lounge Sitting
- ₱1,200
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱9,000
Ferry from Cebu to Surigao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱600–6,840
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,320
- Tourist
- ₱1,560
- Cabin
- ₱1,920
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱4,560
- Suite Room for 3
- ₱6,840
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