There are 8 ways to get from Manila to Tablas Strait by plane, unknown, busferry, bus, car ferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Boracay Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Boracay Airport (MPH)MNL - MPH
- Walk from Boracay-Airport-MPH to Tablas Strait
2h 45mBus and ferry, travel
- Take the busferry from Buendia Bus Terminal to Caticlan Bus Station
- Walk from Caticlan Bus Station to Tablas Strait
16h 29mBus, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Manila Cubao Jam Liner to Batangas Pier
- Take the car ferry from Batangas to Caticlan Jetty Port
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Walk from Bulalacao to Tablas Strait
19h 46mBus to Clark International Airport, fly to Boracay Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Partas Terminal Cubao to Mabalacat
- Fly from Clark International Airport (CRK) to Boracay Airport (MPH)CRK - MPH
- Walk from Boracay-Airport-MPH to Tablas Strait
4h 19mFly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Kalibo International Airport, bus, car ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Kalibo International Airport (KLO)MNL - KLO
- Take the bus from Kalibo International Airport to Caticlan Jetty
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Walk from Bulalacao to Tablas Strait
10h 7mFly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Roxas, taxi, bus, car ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Roxas (RXS)MNL - RXS
- Take the taxi from Roxas (RXS) to Kalibo International Airport
- Take the bus from Kalibo International Airport to Caticlan Jetty
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Walk from Bulalacao to Tablas Strait
11h 31mBus, car ferry, travel via Gil Puyat Station
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Take the car ferry from Batangas to Caticlan Jetty Port
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Walk from Bulalacao to Tablas Strait
19h 49mBus, ferry, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Manila Cubao Jam Liner to Batangas Pier
- Take the ferry from Batangas to Caticlan Jetty Port
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Walk from Bulalacao to Tablas Strait
20h 46m
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Boracay Airport (MPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Manila and Tablas Strait is 336 km.
The best way to get from Manila to Tablas Strait without a car is to bus and ferry and travel which takes 16h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 45m to get from Manila to Tablas Strait, including transfers.
There are 477+ hotels available in Tablas Strait.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Tablas Strait?
There is no direct connection from Manila to Tablas Strait. However, you can take the bus to NAIA Terminal 2, walk to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) airport, fly to Boracay Airport (MPH), then travel to Tablas Strait. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Buendia Bus Terminal to Tablas Strait via Caticlan Bus Station in around 16h 29m.
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- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,500–6,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,800–11,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Kalibo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱1,600–3,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Roxas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,700–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,700–6,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,500–11,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Kalibo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–5,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Roxas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,000–5,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,300–8,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Roxas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,200–7,500
- Website
- sunlightair.ph
Flights from Clark International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,700–18,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Clark International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,700–18,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Clark International Airport to Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,300–8,000
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- Website
- ceresliner.com
Busferry from Buendia Bus Terminal to Caticlan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–1,950
- Book at
- ceresliner.com
Bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱1,350–1,450
- Book at
- ceresliner.com
- Phone
- +63 917 852 6637
- jamliner.marketing@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manila Cubao Jam Liner to Batangas Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱200–6,000
- Schedules at
- jamlinerbus.com
- Phone
- (+632) 724 9820
- partas.customerservice@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Partas Terminal Cubao to Mabalacat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱140–600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 63917 6239796
- hello@islandstarexpress.com
- Website
- islandstarexpress.com
Bus from Kalibo International Airport to Caticlan Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱633
- Schedules at
- islandstarexpress.com
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Caticlan Jetty Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- Reclining Seats
- ₱1,700
- Economy
- ₱1,800
- Tourist
- ₱2,200
- VIP (up to 2 pax)
- ₱6,500
- Cabin for 2 & 5
- ₱2,900
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Bulalacao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,000
- Schedules at
- fastcat-book.com
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱650–950
- Business Class
- ₱700–1,000
- Economy
- ₱650–850
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Batangas to Caticlan Jetty Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱950–6,643
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,300–1,700
- Tourist Class
- ₱950–2,400
- State Room
- ₱3,794
- Cabin
- ₱2,989
- Suiteroom
- ₱6,643
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