How To Get To Bulalacao

How To Get To Bulalacao?

How to get to Bulalacao? Easy travel access from 2012. Bulalacao is uniquely different from almost every other eco tourism tropical island destination in the Philippines.

Bulalacao is poised to benefit from its perfect location at the right angle of the golden tourism triangle – that joins Boracay, Palawan and Bulalacao – and to become part of the 21st century with a new, fully concreted road, connecting it to the city of San Jose to the West and the town of Roxas to the North. From San Jose and Roxas, Bulalacao offers easy access to one of the Philippines' most exciting leisure, sports and watersports destinations. The concrete road from Bulalacao to Roxas city is complete while the concrete road from Bulalacao to San Jose is now all but completed.

San Jose offers an excellent domestic airport with frequent daily flights to and from Manila's international airport (NAIA). Just in case you get bored with Bulalacao’s own amazing scuba diving attractions, San Jose is also the jumping–off point for scuba diving tours of the famous Apo Reef Marine Nature Reserve.

The flight time by air from Manila NAIA to San Jose is 45 minutes with three airlines to choose from. The journey time by road to Bulalacao is now just 75 minutes and will soon be only 45 minutes.

Roxas town is the vehicle ferry port that connects Boracay and Iloilo directly to Manila. Travelers from Boracay via Roxas will be offered a choice of a ferry ride direct from Boracay or an air–conditioned bus.

How To Get To Bulalacao By Road

Bulalacao by road offers easy travel access today from the North – from Calapan City or Roxas town on Mindoro Island and from Manila, via Batangas Port. The journey time from Calapan to Bulalacao is four hours or less, depending on the time of day.

A fully concreted road now connects Calapan to San Jose and passes right through Bulalacao, offering predictable travel times and plenty of places to stop along the way.

Bulalacao by road offers easy access from San Jose in the West. With the new wide, concrete road is takes just 75 minutes to drive from San Jose airport to Bulalacao. When the final kilometer of concrete is laid it will take just 20 minutes from San Jose to San Francisco beach and only 45 minutes to the municipal center in Poblacion.

How To Get To Bulalacao By Air Conditioned Bus

To get to Bulalacao by bus is already easy. Dimple Star bus company offer four-times-daily, air-conditioned bus trips from Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila. The fare is Php730 per person, one way and the journey takes between 10–12 hours, depending upon the Batangas ferry schedule and traffic conditions. The first air conditioned bus trip each day is at 6.00am (06:00hrs). If you book ahead then you can also catch the Bulalacao air conditioned bus at Dimple Star’s Pasay terminal, near the corner of EDSA and Taft Avenue.

There are a also number of minibus operators who offer an air–conditioned bus service direct from Calapan City (Mindoro) to Bulalacao with fares ranging from Php350–450. The journey time by bus from Calapan is between 4–5 hours.

How to get to Bulalacao from Boracay / Caticlan. From Boracay / Caticlan there is a roll–on–roll–off (ro–ro) ferry service to Roxas town (Mindoro). From Roxas town you can connect with the air–conditioned bus services from Manila and Calapan to Bulalacao or, you can enjoy the frequent rustic, jeepney services.

Fly To Bulalacao

At the time of writing, there are three airlines that fly to Bulalacao (via San Jose) daily from Manila International Airport NAIA: Cebu Pacific Air, Zest Airways and AirPhil Express, all fly to Bulalacao from Manila. The flight from Manila International Airport NAIA to San Jose airport takes between 45–60 minutes. Airfares to fly to Bulalacao currently vary from Php 800 – Php 2,180, one way, depending upon the day and time of travel. When you fly to Bulalacao it pays to book on–line through the Internet (avoid online bookings through AirPhil Express, who don’t like some credit cards but do not tell you until you check–in by which time it is too late), as there always seems to be a special / budget / cheap airfare available if you are not tied to a particular date of travel. Fly to Bulalacao arrival/departure times: the first flights usually arrive at San Jose airport around 6.00am (06:00hrs); the last plane to fly to Manila International Airport NAIA from San Jose airport is usually around 4.30pm (16:30hrs).

There are frequently mini–buses at the airport waiting to take people to Bulalacao. Alternatively, take a tricycle or minibus to the bus terminal in San Jose town (approx: Php 60-100), where you can find alternative transport to Bulalacao. If you miss the last trip to Bulalacao we can recommend the El-Mora Hotel for an excellent overnight stay in San Jose. The first bus trip in the morning from San Jose to Bulalacao is usually around 6.00am (06:00hrs). The road trip to Bulalacao from San Jose (currently) takes between one and two hours, depending upon the traffic. (see also How To get To Bulalacao By Road above)

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Whichever way you choose to get to Bulalacao you will be glad you made the effort

 

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