Boracay Transportation

Getting There:

By Air: To get to Boracay, it is easiest to travel through Manila and transfer to a flight to the Caticlan Malay Airport (MPH) or the Kalibo Airport (KLO).

Manila International Airport (MIAA) (Pascay City 1300, Manila, The Philippines; +1 02 877 1109; http://203.160.181.151/miaa/; info@miaa.gov.ph) provides regional service and houses the following airlines: Air France (+1 02 831 2226; http://www.airfrance.com/) Air Macau (+1 02 243 3580; http://www.airmacau.mo/) Air Nauru (+1 02 595 9350; http://www.airnauru.ae/) Air Niugini (+1 02 831 4738; http://www.airniugini.com.pg/) Asian Airlines (+1 02 891 6126; http://www.flyasiana.com/) British Airways (+1 02 831 7131; http://www.britishairways.com/) Cathay Pacific (+1 02 931 1492; http://www.cathaypacific.com/) China Airlines (+1 02 931 1492; http://www.china-airlines.com/) China Southern Airlines (+1 02 832 3008; http://www.cs-air.com/) Continental Air (+1 02 833 2588; http://www.continental.com/) Egypt Airlines (+1 02 831 0661; http://www.egyptair.com/) Emirates Airlines (+1 02 832 5350; http://www.emirates.com/) Eva Airlines (+1 02 801 0438; http://www.evaair.com/) Gulf Airlines (+1 02 831 9655; http://www.gulfairco.com/) Japan Air (+1 02 831 0718; http://www.japanair.com/) KLM Airlines (+1 02 832 1756; http://www.klm.com/) Korean Airlines (+1 02 832 5974; http://www.koreanair.com/) Kuwait Airways (+1 02 831 3664; http://www.kuwait-airways.com/) Lufthansa Airlines (+1 02 831 4871; http://www.lufthansa.com/) Malaysia Airlines (+1 02 831 0709; http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/) Northwest Orient (+1 02 831 4817; http://www.northwestorient.com/) Pakistan International Airlines (+1 02 832 2973; http://www.piac.com/) Quantas Airways (+1 02 832 2978; http://www.quantas.com/) Royal Brunei Airlines (+1 02 817 1631; http://www.bruneiair.com/) Saudi Arabian Airlines (+1 02 833 2753; http://www.saudiairlines.com/) Singaporean Airlines (+1 02 831 0849; http://www.singaporeanairlines.com/) Swiss Airlines (+1 02 934 0849; http://www.swiss.com/) Thai Airways (+1 02 832 5349; http://www.thaiair.com/) Vietnam Airlines (+1 02 816 4865; http://www.vietnamair.com/)

Airlines serving Caticlan Malay Airport include: Air Ads: (+63 2 833-3264 http://www.flyaai.com/) Asian Spirit (http://www.asianspirit.com/) South East Asian Airlines (+63 2 884 1521; http://www.flyseair.com/)

Airlines serving Kalibo Airport include: Philippine Airlines (+1 800 I FLY PAL (+1 800 4 359 725); http://www.philippineair.com/) Cebu Pacific (+ 63 2 636 4938; http://www.cebupacificair.com/)

From the Caticlan or Kalibo Airports, take a Banca (motorized outrigger boat) which transports passengers to one of the three boat stations on Boracay Island. Make sure you wear clothes that you do not care about because it can get really wet on the bancas, especially with monsoon winds blowing.

By Sea: Boracay is served by 3 ports: New Washington, Dumaguit and Batan, Aklan. To travel to Boracay from Manila, take MBRS Shipping lines (+63 243 5888). Their ships depart from the Manila North Harbor and the trip takes about 12 hours. From Manila to Dumaguit, (a half hour east of Kalibo) take the WG&A Philippines Supper Ferry (http://www.superferry.com.ph/) or Negros Navigation (http://www.negrosnavigation.ph/).

By Bus: You can take a bus from Kalibo to Caticlan via Southwest Tours, Boracay Star Express and 7107 Island Tours. All 3 companies offer air-conditioned buses or coasters and include a boat transfer from Caticlan to one of Boracay's boat stations. You can also reach Caticlan via mini-vans, which are less expensive, but they don't provide boat service to Boracay. The journey is approximately 1.5 hours. The Boracay Visitor Center (+63 2 890 89 02; http://www.touristcenter.com.ph/) can provide more information.

By Car: You can reach Caticlan by car or bus via the Strong Republic Nautical Highway, which provides access from Batangas, Luzon, Cagayan de Oro and Mindanao. You can also take a Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) vessel provided by Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. (+63 043 723 7975/ +63 043 723 7598) which departs daily from Batangas and takes you to Calapan, Mindoro. From there you can either drive a car or take a mini-van or air-conditioned bus to Roxas, Mindoro, where another RoRo vessel will take you to Caticlan. You can leave your car at a secured parking lot for a fee. Cars are not permitted on Boracay Island.

Getting Around:

By Car: No cars are allowed on the island, so it is impossible to get around in your vehicle.

Public Transportation: On Boracay Island, public transportation consists of tricycles, which are motorbikes with a sidecar. You can rent tricycles for island trips via the Tricycle Association. You can also tour the island via mountain bikes and motorbikes, which can be rented at several places in Boracay. However, be aware that motorbikes are prohibited at the White Beach and the beach path. Contact the Boracay Visitor Center (+63 2 890 89 02; http://www.touristcenter.com.ph/) for more information.

By Foot: Another great way to tour the island is on foot, especially the White Beach, one of the few naturally produced white sand beaches in the world. However, Boracay tourists should not take bottles or jars of the white sand as souvenirs, since numerous biological and aquatic studies have proven that this is significantly depleting the white sand which has taken nature over 40,000 years to create.