Transportation from the City Center to Bacolod Airport
Bacolod, the capital and second most populous city of the Philippines' Negros Occidental province, hosts the MassKara Festival, similar to the Rio Carnival. Bacolod is known as the 'City of Smiles' because of the festival, which features colorful masks with smiling faces. Having an important place in the field of sports, Bacolod hosts important sports events in football, boxing, golf, martial arts and other fields. Bacolod has an important cultural heritage.
Bacolod-Silay International Airport provides air transportation to the city of Bacolod. The distance between the city center and Bacolod-Silay International Airport is 15 km. There are bus and taxi options to get to the city center from Bacolod-Silay International Airport.
Among these methods, the bus is the most economical option. It is possible to reach different parts of the city by bus from Bacolod-Silay International Airport to the city center. You can ask the tourist information center located in the arrival terminal for the number and departure time of the most convenient bus line for you. It takes about an hour to get to the city center by bus.
The most common option to get to Bacolod-Silay International Airport from Bacolod city center is by taxi. You can call a taxi to your hotel or it is possible to find a taxi from the taxi stand in the city center. These taxis work with a taximeter, but it is still useful to talk about the fare up front.
You can also get service from car rental companies at the airport. By the way, it should be noted that taxis can pick you up from the closest point to the hotel.
Transportation from Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport to City Center
Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport, located 7 kilometers south of the center of Manila, is also quite crowded and complex, just like the city center. For this reason, there may be some difficulties in finding buses, especially during busy periods. You have several different bus alternatives on your journey to the city centre. The reason for this is the facilities and ticket prices provided by the buses to their passengers. In Manila, it is possible to reach the city center by paying a higher price for the ticket and using high-tech vehicles such as air conditioning and television. Normally, it takes 30 minutes between the city center and the airport, but when the traffic is crowded, this time can even go up to 2 hours.
In the Philippines, minibuses made from old American buses are called 'jeepneys' and these vehicles are widely used in urban transportation. Jeepneys also provide transportation between the airport and Baclatran.
Another means of transportation you can use in Manila is taxis. When you take a taxi from the airport, don't forget to negotiate the price with the driver if you don't want to pay too much in the traffic that has become a lock due to Jeepneys.