Last updated on November 26th, 2023 at 07:00 pm
How to get from Manila to Donsol Best Way – You can go by private transfer, by bus and plane.
What is The Distance From Manila to Donsol?
The distance from Manila to Donsol is 489 kilometers and the travel by car is around 12 hours. Check here to get a discount booking activities and resorts in the Philippines
What Is The Cheapest Way From Manila to Donsol?
The cheapest way from Manila to Donsol is by night bus for $27 USD you can book online and it will take 12-14 hours. You will have to stop at Legazpi and from Legazpi going by bus, jeepney or van to Donsol.
What Is The Best Way From Manila to Donsol?
The best way from Manila to Donsol is by plane for $40-60 USD you can book online and it will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Read here how to get from Manila to Legazpi and Manila to Sorsogon
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HOW TO GET FROM MANILA TO DONSOL
BY PLANE FROM MANILA TO DONSOL (BEST WAY)
The best way from Manila to Donsol is by plane. You have to take a plane to Legazpi airport. Once in the airport get a tricycle to the Bus Terminal where you can get a bus or a van going to Donsol.
VAN FROM LEGAZPI TO DONSOL
Tricycles go from Legazpi Airport to Legazpi Bus Terminal (check the exact location in Google Maps) for $4-5 USD and it will take 15 minutes for 4-5 kilometers distance. If you go by jeepney will cost you around $1 USD!
The vans are leaving from Legazpi Grand Terminal to Donsol and it will take 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours and the van fare is around $2-3 USD.
If you get the plane 1 hour and 30 minutes, plus the airport transfer to the Bus Terminal, it can be a total travel time from Manila to Donsol of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
BY BUS FROM MANILA TO DONSOL (CHEAPEST WAY)
The cheapest way from Manila to Donsol is by night bus. There aren’t direct buses anymore going from Manila to Donsol (book online here) and you will have to transfer in Legazpi to Donsol. Daily buses leaving Manila from Edsa Cubao, Araneta Cubao, Alabang, Buendia and Pasay.
BUS SCHEDULE FROM MANILA TO LEGAZPI
Most of the buses are from 5 pm to 10 pm leaving from Manila to Legazpi. The trip will take around 10-12 hours.
The total bus fare from Manila to Donsol is $24-27 USD you can book online and it will take 12-14 hours.
HOW TO GET FROM LEGAZPI TO DONSOL
Legazpi to Donsol distance is 60 kilometers. You will have two options from Legazpi to Donsol by van and jeepney. The vans and jeepneys are leaving at Legazpi Grand Central Terminal just next to SM City Legazpi.
VAN SCHEDULE FROM LEGAZPI TO DONSOL
The van schedule from Legazpi to Donsol is leaving from 7 am to 5 pm. The van fare from Legazpi to Donsol is $3 USD and it will take 1 hour and 30 minutes.
BY JEEPNEY FROM LEGAZPI TO DONSOL
If you want to get from Legazpi to Donsol by jeepney. The travel time from Legazpi to Donsol is around 2 hours by public jeepney and the price is around $2 USD but there are not many jeepneys leaving in this route.
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