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TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE RIGHT. ROAD NETWORK OF PHILIPPINES
IS VERY GOOD.
CAR HIRE:
AIR CONDITIONED CARS AND COACHES CAN BE HIRED FROM RENTAL
COMPANIES IN AND AROUND METRO MANILA AND VARIOUS TOURIST
CENTERS OUTSIDE THE CITY. AGE 25 MINIMUN, 65 MAXIMUM.
INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENCE REQUIRED.
TAXI:
TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CITIES AND IN MANY TOWNS. TAXIS
ARE METERED. THERE ARE ALSO TRICYCLES AND JEEPNEYS WHICH
ARE USED FOR CITY TRANSPORT.
BUS:
A NUMBER OF BUS ROUTES ARE OPERATED BY METRO MANILA
TRANSPORT USING CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES, INCLUDING DOUBLE
DECKERS, AND MANILA'S AIR CONDITIONED 'LOVE BUS' WHICH
HAS BECOME PART OF THE CITIES ATTRACTIONS. MOST JOURNEYS
ARE MADE BY JEEPNEYS, OF WHICH THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 30,000
IN MANILA ALONE.
JOURNEY TIMES - THE FOLLOWING GIVES APPROXIMATE JOURNEY
FROM MANILA TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES/TOWNS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
AIR ROAD SEA
DAVAO 1HR30 - 48HRS
BAGUIO 50MINS 4HRS -
CEBU 1HR10 - 24HRS
CAGAYAN DE ORO 1HR25 - 48HRS
PALAWAN 1HR10 - 24HRS
LAOAG 1HR25 7HRS -
ILOILO 1HR - 24HRS
BATANGAS - 2HRS -
BANAUE 50MINS* 8HRS -
* AS FAR AS BAGUIO CITY AND THEM ANOTHER 8 HOURS BY ROAD.
RAIL
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THE ONLY RAILWAY IS ON LUZON ISLAND, FROM LEGAZPI TO SAN
FERNANDO. THIS NETWORK RUNS THREE TRAINS DAILY TO AND FROM
MANILA, ONE OVERNIGHT WITH COUCHETTES AND DINNING CAR.
THERE IS ALSO SOME AIR-CONDITIONED ACCOMMODATION.
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT:
RUNS FROM BACLARAN TERMINAL IN THE SOUTH TO CALOOCAN TERMINAL
IN THE NORTH.
AIR
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PAL, PHILIPPINE AIRLINES OPERATES A FREQUENT AND NOT TOO
EXPENSIVE SERVICE FROM MANILA TO ALL MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES
IN THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE SOME OTHER CHARTER COMPANIES
AVAILABLE.
SEA
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TRAVEL BY SEA IS GENERALLY CHEAP, COMFORTABLE AND RELIABLE.
BEWARE OF LOCAL BOATS WHICH ARE OFTEN OVER CROWDED. MOST
DESTINATIONS CAN BE REACHED FROM CEBU WHICH IS THE MAIN
CENTER FOR SHIPPING.
INTER ISLAND SHIPS WITH FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION CONNECT
THE MAJOR ISLAND PORTS. FOR DETAILS CONTACT LOCAL SHIPPING
LINES.
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