There are 10 ways to get from Samar to Dapitan by plane, taxi, ferry, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly Tacloban to Dipolog Airport
best- Fly from Tacloban (TAC) to Dipolog Airport (DPL)TAC - DPL
4h 56m₱4,723–22,506Minivan, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Duptours, Tacloban to Ormoc
- Take the car ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Dapitan
22h₱1,358–12,408Taxi, ferry, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Tacloban to Ormoc
- Take the ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- Take the ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Dumaguete
- Take the car ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan
15h 14m₱3,285–10,161Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Butuan
- Take the bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Dipolog
21h 40m₱1,466–3,096Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Tacloban to Liloan
- Take the car ferry from Liloan to Lipata
- Drive from Lipata to Iligan
- Take the ferry from Iligan to Ozamis
- Drive from Ozamis to Dapitan
17h 18m₱5,351–9,262Fly Calbayog to Dipolog Airport
- Fly from Calbayog (CYP) to Dipolog Airport (DPL)CYP - DPL
7h 4m₱6,394–22,472Fly Calbayog to Ozamiz City Airport, bus
- Fly from Calbayog (CYP) to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)CYP - OZC
- Take the bus from Ozamiz to Dapitan
20h 32m₱5,964–19,522Fly Tacloban to Ozamiz City Airport, bus
- Fly from Tacloban (TAC) to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)TAC - OZC
- Take the bus from Ozamiz to Dapitan
7h 44m₱7,493–17,556Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tacloban to Ormoc
- Take the ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- Take the ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Dumaguete
- Take the car ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan
16h 10m₱2,167–8,921Minivan, ferry
- Take the bus from Duptours, Tacloban to Ormoc
- Take the ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Dapitan
19h 57m₱1,458–10,808
Tacloban (TAC) to Dipolog Airport (DPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samar to Dapitan is to bus and ferry and bus which costs ₱1,400 - ₱3,100 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Samar to Dapitan is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs ₱4,700 - ₱23,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Samar to Dapitan. However, there are services departing from Tacloban and arriving at Dapitan via Butuan, Agora, Cagayan de Oro and Dipolog. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 40m.
The distance between Samar and Dapitan is 368 km.
The best way to get from Samar to Dapitan without a car is to taxi and ferry and car ferry which takes 15h 14m and costs ₱3,200 - ₱11,000.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Samar to Dapitan, including transfers.
Samar to Dapitan bus services, operated by Bachelor Express, depart from Tacloban station.
Samar to Dapitan bus services, operated by Bachelor Express, arrive at Butuan station.
There are 65+ hotels available in Dapitan.
What companies run services between Samar, Philippines and Dapitan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, and two other airlines fly from Tacloban (TAC) to Dipolog Airport (DPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Tacloban to Dipolog Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–17,000
Flights from Tacloban to Ozamiz City Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–14,000
Flights from Tacloban to Ozamiz City Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,900–14,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Tacloban to Dipolog Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–18,000
Flights from Calbayog to Dipolog Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–32,000
Flights from Calbayog to Ozamiz City Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–19,000
Flights from Tacloban to Ozamiz City Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱3,600–11,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tacloban to Dipolog Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–26,000
Flights from Calbayog to Ozamiz City Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–27,000
Flights from Calbayog to Ozamiz City Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–27,000
Flights from Tacloban to Ozamiz City Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–19,000
- 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
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- 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 Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Dipolog
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱440–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ozamiz to Dapitan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱170
- Phone
- +63 (2) 227 1933
- customerservice@dltbbus.com.ph
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Tacloban to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- 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 Duptours, Tacloban to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱208
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- 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
Ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- 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 Tagbilaran Port to Dumaguete
- 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
- Phone
- +63916-6426171
- supercat-customercare@supercat.ph
- Website
- supercat.com.ph
Ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- 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
Ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱975–1,463
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱975
- Business
- ₱1,463
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱320–650
- Book at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Liloan to Lipata
- 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 Dumaguete to Dapitan
- 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 Liloan to Lipata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Dumaguete to Dapitan
- 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 Iligan to Ozamis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱140–310
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱230
- Tourist
- ₱310
Ferry from Cebu to Dapitan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱600–8,400
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,140
- Lounge
- ₱1,300
- Tourist
- ₱1,440
- Cabin
- ₱1,800–3,800
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱4,200
- Suite Room for 4
- ₱8,400
- Phone
- +63 32 254 6491
- starsy@transasiashipping.com
- Website
- transasiashipping.com
Ferry from Iligan to Ozamis
- 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
- +639055450396
- inquiry@robleshipping.com
- Website
- robleshipping.com
Car ferry from Ormoc to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱550–3,630
- Schedules at
- robleshipping.com
- Tourist
- ₱780
- Economy
- ₱600
- Sitting
- ₱550
- Cabin
- ₱1,515
- VIP
- ₱3,630
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400–1,700
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