There are 6 ways to get from Mindanao to Samar by plane, taxi, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Laguindingan International Airport
best- Fly from Laguindingan International Airport (CGY) to Tacloban (TAC)CGY - TAC
3h 19m₱4,900–9,703Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bukidnon to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Take the busferry from Butuan to Tacloban
16h 33m₱1,171–2,612Taxi, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the taxi from Mindanao to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Gingoog
- Take the taxi from Gingoog to Butuan
- Take the busferry from Butuan to Tacloban
13h 48m₱3,729–4,980Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Davao City to Lipata
- Take the car ferry from Lipata to Liloan
- Drive from Liloan to Tacloban
11h 30m₱4,389–6,875Fly from Butuan Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Tacloban (TAC)BXU - TAC
4h 59m₱6,431–10,867Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport
- Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Tacloban (TAC)DVO - TAC
1h 24m₱3,436–10,612
Laguindingan International Airport (CGY) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mindanao to Samar is to bus and bus and ferry which costs ₱1,100 - ₱2,700 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Mindanao to Samar is to fly which takes 1h 24m and costs ₱3,400 - ₱11,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Mindanao to Samar. However, there are services departing from Bukidnon and arriving at Tacloban via Agora, Cagayan de Oro and Butuan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
The distance between Mindanao and Samar is 306 km.
The best way to get from Mindanao to Samar without a car is to taxi and bus and bus and ferry which takes 13h 48m and costs ₱3,700 - ₱5,000.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Mindanao to Samar, including transfers.
Mindanao to Samar bus services, operated by RTMI (Rural Transit Mindanao, Incorporated), depart from Bukidnon station.
Mindanao to Samar bus services, operated by RTMI (Rural Transit Mindanao, Incorporated), arrive at Agora, Cagayan de Oro station.
There are 86+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Philippines and Samar, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Laguindingan International Airport (CGY) to Tacloban (TAC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,500–11,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,200–7,700
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,200–7,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,000–8,500
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Tacloban via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,000–8,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–9,500
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–9,500
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–13,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–13,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,400–11,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tacloban via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,500–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,600–11,000
- Phone
- +63 905 123 4567
- pabamacorps@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Gingoog
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
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/
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/
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bukidnon to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱200–420
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,100–2,300
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