Manila to Samar by Bus

sua_012.jpgBus – Manila to Samar

It is one long bus ride from Manila to Samar. If you have patience and are not in a hurry you can get there for less than 1000 pesos.

Be sure to bring along a jacket if you are going on any long bus rides. At night with the AC running full blast it can get uncomfortably cold especially in the mountains.

sua_015.jpgThe fare from Manila to Samar on South Bound was 950 pesos which I think included the ferry crossing from Luzon to Samar.

Somehow I lost the tickets and had to pay 90 pesos extra.

It is best to leave from Pasay in Manila because most of the south bound buses leave from this part of town.

sua_247.jpgVictory Liner is just across the street from PP Liner, South Bound and several others. Pasay is near the airport and traffic crawls most of the time during the day.

Buses leave day and night to Leyte and Samar. You can even travel all the way to Davao in Mindanao by bus if you love punishment. Basically you are only limited by your endurance and how much crap you can take.

sua_006.jpgVendors jump on the bus as soon as you stop and block the aisles making it hard to get on and off but it’s their job.

These buses stop at their company restaurants along the way every 3 or 4 hours giving you a chance to stretch and use the toilets.

The food isn’t too bad and they have instant noodles and hot drinks you can take on the bus.

sua_029.jpgThere are ferries that the buses drive onto to get from island to island. The weather was quite rough when we arrived at the crossing from Luzon to Samar. The ferry was rising and falling with the waves making it very difficult to board or get off.

The truck drivers would time it so they would get half way on and stop and wait for the next flat spell when they would then gun it and come flying on board the ship.

sua_026.jpgOne of the trucks fell off and got damaged when they tried to offload but were out of sync with the waves. The port decided to suspended crossings till morning.

The trip took about a day and a half because we lost a lot of time waiting for the weather to subside so we could get across.

The ferry still shuddered every time we hit the oncoming waves and it didn’t seem all that safe on that junky old boat but they just turn up the volume on the karaoke machine and no one seemed to notice.

If you are not in a hurry and don’t forget to bring a jacket the bus can be tolerable but not very comfortable.

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update: Ultrabus charged 809 pesos when I made the trip last week (sept 2007)

The fares seem to vary greatly up to 1300 peso for no apparent reason.

All include the ferry crossing ticket between Luzon and Samar.

… love the philippines but hate those bus rides!

Feb 5, 2007 www.dutchpickle.com

29 responses to “Manila to Samar by Bus”

  1. Hi,

    You did not mention how many hours is the travel. I am going on the same way expect i will come from Cebu

  2. magkano poh pamasahe papunta ng samar!!hanggan san poh ba ung bus sa samar

  3. how much po b ung payment ng bus??.. at meron po bang bus n papuntang calbayog samar??.. nid po kc ng parents q pumunta calbayog city samar.. i hope n meron pong sa2got sa tanong q!!.. thank you and God Bless..

  4. san po ba address ng terminal sa pasay papuntang palompon?asap answer po

  5. magkamo n poh ba ang pamasahe ngaun from cubao to sogod leyte,
    may additional charge ba if may mga dalang gamit
    allowed po ba sa bus nio if may dala na refrigerator?
    reply asap

  6. hello.. my nanny will go home this end november. we are from angeles city pampanga. and i dont know how to go or where i can find the terminal bus going to samar (tapos roro nalang siya) i will accompany her po sana till pasay or where the terminal is located.

    can you help me to find our way to the bus terminal going to samar?

    thanks alot lhea..

  7. hi again, so don po mismo mgstop sa terminal nila ang victory liner na sasakyan namin? then walking distance nalang po non papuntang mga bus terminal going to samar?

    thanks and brgds,
    lhea

  8. we go to december 20

  9. wow. you really have the guts to try all of this. thanks for the info’s and for answering the questions of my countrymen. kudos to you and more power to your blog. :D

  10. magkano po ba nag fare ngayon galing ng manila papuntang catarman Northern samar????? tnx po

  11. land trip is not that bad at all… u are able to see different people and different faces…

  12. pls…advise me how much the fare from manila to Liloan Southern leyte and do you have fare discout to children below 15 years old….pls. reply me as soon as possible pls….

  13. My wife wants to go to Samar to visit her father side relatives. Thanks for the post it gave me an idea on how to get there.

  14. I forgot to ask how many hours would it consume to travel from Manila to Samar by Bus.

  15. magkano pamasahe cubao to maasin leyte

  16. Hello po…. pwede ko po ba malaman kung magkanu ang pamasahe from calbayog city to manila? kasama na po yong sa barko at bus… please po i need a reply… maraming salamat po.. :D

  17. Ohh… thank you a lot for your response. :D godbless!

  18. hi! how much na po kaya ang fare from samar, leyte to manila
    my nakuha kc ako nanny and humihingi sya 2k para sa pamasahe.
    thanks!

  19. gud day! how much npo pamasahe frm manila to catbalogan at san po terminal d2 s manila? tnx po..

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