| BORACAY ISLAND is accessible
from two domestic airports: Caticlan and Kalibo. Both
towns are located on the mainland of Panay. The usual
routes are:
- Manila – Caticlan – Boracay: 1.5 hours
total travel time
- Manila – Kalibo – Caticlan –
Boracay: 3 hours total travel time
- Cebu - Caticlan – Boracay: 1.5 hours total
travel time
At Caticlan airport, “tricycles” - motorcycles
with sidecars - are waiting to take you to the Caticlan
jetty port, only five minutes away. Four airline companies:
Asian Spirit, Seair, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines offer numerous daily flights
from Manila or Cebu to Caticlan. Flying time is about
one hour. All airlines accept bookings online on their
websites.
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly the Manila-Kalibo-Manila
route. The flight is one hour long. From Kalibo airport,
a shuttle bus will take you through a 90-minute scenic
journey through the Aklan province countryside to the
Caticlan jetty port (64 kilometers away).
From Caticlan jetty port, Boracay is only a short 10-minute
boat ride. The drop-off point at Boracay is the newly-built Cagban jetty port. To avoid getting your shoes wet, change to shorts and waterproof
footwear before you get on the boat.
During the southwest monsoon months (July to October)
on days when the wind is quite strong, Caticlan jetty
port may be closed, and all tricycles and shuttles are
diverted to Tabon port. From Caticlan airport, Tabon
is a 20-minute tricycle ride.
MBRS Lines also offers Manila- Boracay - Manila trips
by ferry. The trip is about 15 hours long. Tickets may
be purchased at the pier. Their present schedules are:
- Manila to Caticlan: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
departing at 5PM
- Caticlan to Manila: Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
departing at 12NN
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