Getting Here

There are 3 ways to get to Puerto Galera.

1. Public Transportation
2. SIKAT Bus and Ferry Service
3. Private Charter

By Public Transportation

Go to any of the following bus terminals in Metro Manila:

1. Bus Terminals near the corner of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly Buendia), Pasay City – nearest Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Domestic Airport.
2. Bus Terminal near Ali Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City.
3. Bus Terminal in EDSA corner Kamias Street, Quezon City.
4. Bus Terminal in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

Ride the air-conditioned bus going straight to Batangas pier via CALABARZON Expressway. Travel time to Batangas pier will take more or less 2 hours and the fare is less than 200 pesos.

Upon arrival in Batangas pier, go to Terminal 3 (for Outrigger Ferries) or Terminal 2 (for the RORO ferry) and find the ticket booth of the ferry going to Puerto Galera.

Puerto Galera has 4 major points of entry, namely, Sabang Pier, Muelle Pier, Balatero Pier and White Beach. If you are going to Sabang, choose the ferry that will go directly to Sabang Pier. If you are going to White Beach, make sure that the ferry will go to White Beach. The RORO ferry docks at Balater Port, 15 minutes away by land transport from White Beach.

There are many shipping companies plying the Batangas-Puerto Galera route. The major passenger ferries are as follows: FSL or Father and Son Shipping Lines, MSL or Minolo Shipping Lines and Montenegro Shipping Lines (RORO vessel)

The maximum capacity of an outrigger ferry is from 60 up to 120 passengers. The ticket costs 250 to 280 pesos, one-way.

The first ferry trip to Puerto Galera is 7:30 am during the normal season and every hour thereafter, one or 2 ferries depart until 4:30 pm which is usually the last trip to Puerto Galera.

If you happen to disembark at the wrong pier or landing site, there are tricycles that you can hire to bring you to the resort of your choice. For assistance, call our tourist information Hotline: (043) 287-3101 or Mobile: 0906-1905000.

FSL Outrigger Ferry	Montenegro RORO Ferry

A more convenient way is by SIKAT Bus and Ferry service. As the name suggests, you board the bus that go directly to Batangas pier where a ferry will be waiting to bring you to Puerto Galera.

The Manila to Puerto Galera schedule is as follows:

8:30 AM – Si-KAT Bus departs at City State Tower, Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
10:30 AM – Arrival in Batangas Pier
11:00 AM – Outrigger boat leaves for Puerto Galera
12:15 PM – Outrigger boat arrives in Sabang Beach
1:00 PM – Outrigger boat docks in Muelle Pier

The Puerto Galera to Manila schedule is as follows:

8:15 AM – Outrigger boat departs from Muelle Pier for Sabang
9:00 AM – Outrigger boat leaves Sabang Beach for Batangas Pier
10:45 AM – Si-Kat Bus leaves for Manila
1:15 PM – Arrival in Mabini St., Ermita, Manila

One-way journey takes 2 hours by bus and 1 hour by boat.

Ticket Prices:

ADULT: One-way – P700.00,  Round-trip – P1,400.00. (Any return ticket issued is open.)
CHILDREN: One-way – P350.00,  Round-trip – P700.00. (Any return ticket issued is open.)

For more information please call Telephone No. (02) 708-96-28.

The Si-Kat office is open from 7am to 6pm on Mondays thru Saturdays, and from 7am to 11am on Sundays.

Si-Kat Office Address:

G/F Citystate Tower Hotel
1315 A. Mabini St., Ermita
Manila, Philippines

The favorite mode of transport of foreign tourists who upon arrival at the airport would like to be whisked away from Manila all the way to Puerto Galera.

Aircon Van – good for 6-10 persons One-Way = PhP 4000.00	Chartered Outrigger Ferry One-Way = PhP 4000.00

An air-conditioned van will be waiting at the airport or your hotel to pick you up. The driver will be at the exit carrying a sign with the name of the guest.

The van will go straight to a private beach in Batangas called Berberabe Beach or Lea Beach where an outrigger ferry is waiting for you to depart to your destination in Puerto Galera.

Although there is no time requirement and you leave upon your pleasure, it is advisable to leave during daytime rather than nighttime since the Coast Guard only allows daytime trips for outrigger ferries. However, it has become a regular occurrence when nighttime trips had been allowed especially when the passengers are tourists going to Puerto Galera.

The normal rate for the van and ferry private charter service is US 190 dollars one-way which can be divided to a maximum of 6 passengers.

For booking and information, please email us at info@puertogalera.org or call (+63-906) 1905000.