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This is your complete and comprehensive guide for Tagbilaran City port.



Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier

The port of Tagbilaran is the city’s main seaport and is located on the northern edge of the city. Travelers to and from Bohol, Philippines uses the port as its main mode of entry, more so than the airport. The port attends to more or less 5,000 passengers daily coming from Cebu on board fast crafts and regular ferries coming from Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Cebu and Manila; not to mention cargo ships.

Entering Port of Tagbilaran

Tagbilaran seaport now referred to by locals as the “Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier” is well-equipped and spacious. It has a 265.8 meters berth length and 2 dedicated berths for fast boats, and 2 RORO ramps.

For other means of transportation, visit Tagbilaran Travel Guide.

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WHAT TO BRING FOR BOHOL

Here are some things you might consider bringing with you for your day tour / adventure:

Shopee is my go-to app for things I needed like the ones above. If you'd like discounts and vouchers, you may get the best offers here:

Tagbilaran Port Features

A terminal or waiting area for passengers is provided. Ticket booths, food and souvenir stalls are available inside the terminal.


Outside the terminal is a wide parking area where vans for hire are parked. A specified area is set aside for small multi-cabs that will bring passengers direct to the Dao Integrated Terminal. Tricycles are also available outside if your destination is within city limits only.


Tagbilaran Port Ferry Schedule

There are boats going to neighboring islands in the Visayas, as well as to Luzon and Mindanao. Two types of ships transport passengers to Tagbilaran: fast ferries (catamarans) and regular ferries.

Passengers waiting to board

Fares on regular ferries are cheaper than with fast ferries, although the travel times are longer (for instance, the regular ferry to Cebu takes five hours versus two hours with a fast ferry).




Fast Ferries to Tagbilaran Port

Three companies provide fast ferry service. Fares are normally around ₱400-500 one-way, with all three companies offering promotions for buying tickets early.

Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier

For example, a round-trip ticket between Cebu and Tagbilaran bought at least two days in advance on Weesam express is ₱500, inclusive of passenger service charges. Sunday ferries from Tagbilaran to Cebu are often fully booked, so book ahead or use the port in Tubigon, if leaving on a Sunday.

2GO Travel has three trips daily between Tagbilaran and Cebu City:
  • Route: Pier 4 Cebu International Port - Tagbilaran
    Derparture Time: 9:15AM, 1:35PM, 6:05PM
    Return: 7AM, 11:25AM, 3:55PM
    Fare: ₱945 per head [ Reserve a Ticket ]

SuperCat by 2go docked at Tagbilaran Port

OceanJet has the most services to Tagbilaran, with six daily trips to Cebu, and two to Dumaguete which then travel on to Siquijor.

Weesam Express has three daily trips between Tagbilaran and Cebu.

Weesam Express


Tagbilaran by Air

Since November 2018, Tagbilaran has been served by the Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG IATA), the only airport in Bohol with commercial service. The old Tagbilaran Airport in downtown Tagbilaran is closed.

If you are looking for cheap flights in the Philippines, see airlines listed below or view all promo fares:

Cheapest Flights and Airline Tickets Online Booking

Regular Ferries to Tagbilaran Port

There are two ferry companies with boats to Cebu City: Lite Ferry and Trans Asia Shipping.

Trans Asia Shipping

Fares are ₱370 for regular seats (open-air), ₱370 for a Lying (bed) (open-air) and for Tourist class A/C lying (bed) it is ₱520 (Aug 2022).
  • Lite Shipping Corporation has two daily services, leaving Cebu at 13:00 and 10PM, returning to Cebu from Tagbilaran at noon and 10:30PM. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Trans Asia from Cebu to Tagbilaran every Monday 7AM. and from Tagbilaran to Cebu every Sunday at 10PM. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Lite Shipping has a ferry 3 times a week M W Sa at 8PM from Tagbilaran to Plaridel via Larena Siquijor. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Lite Shipping has a ferry from Tagbilaran to Argao on Cebu island twice a day 8AM and 4PM. (From Argao you can get a bus to Dumaguete).
  • Trans Asia has a ferry 3 times a week from Tagbilaran to Cagayan de Oro.


How To Book a Trip / Reserve a Ticket

Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can get a ticket or check available trips online:
  • Go to this link and INPUT the origin and destination in the search box (eg. Manila - Boracay)
  • Input the dates of your desired arrival.
  • Choose if it is One-way or Return trip.
  • Choose the number of seats you wish to book or reserve
  • Then click Find Tickets to search for the available trips




Ground Transportation in Tagbilaran

Tricycle for hire from
Tagbilaran Port
Buses connect the airport with the Tagbilaran City Integrated Bus Terminal (Island City Mall) via Alona Beach and downtown Panglao, operated by Southern Star Transit, with service every 45 minutes from 5:45AM until 6PM. fare of ₱50.


Tricycle

With over 3,000 of them throughout the city, tricycles are the main form of public transportation in Tagbilaran, and can be hailed from any part of the city. They can normally seat up to two people (three if the "seat" behind the driver is counted), with a small luggage space provided on the back.


Or read my complete Bohol Province Guide to know more.

Bohol Tourism Slogan

ATTRACTIONS TO SEE IN BOHOL 

Klook.com

Bohol Hotels & Accommodation

Here are top-rated resort accommodation near Tagbilaran, Bohol:
The Bellevue Resort



ACTIVITIES AND TOURS IN MANILA


OTHER FERRY OPERATORS IN THE PH


If the ferry operator or shipping line you are looking for is not on the list, SEARCH MORE FERRIES HERE!


IMPORTANT NOTE: The rates, contact details and other information indicated in this post are accurate from the time of writing but may change without IMFWJ's notice. Should you know the updated information, please let us know by leaving a message in the comment box below.


TAGBILARAN PORT: Guide to Tourist Pier in Bohol (Ferry Schedule & Online Booking)


This is your complete and comprehensive guide for Tagbilaran City port.



Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier

The port of Tagbilaran is the city’s main seaport and is located on the northern edge of the city. Travelers to and from Bohol, Philippines uses the port as its main mode of entry, more so than the airport. The port attends to more or less 5,000 passengers daily coming from Cebu on board fast crafts and regular ferries coming from Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Cebu and Manila; not to mention cargo ships.

Entering Port of Tagbilaran

Tagbilaran seaport now referred to by locals as the “Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier” is well-equipped and spacious. It has a 265.8 meters berth length and 2 dedicated berths for fast boats, and 2 RORO ramps.

For other means of transportation, visit Tagbilaran Travel Guide.

Loading...

WHAT TO BRING FOR BOHOL

Here are some things you might consider bringing with you for your day tour / adventure:

Shopee is my go-to app for things I needed like the ones above. If you'd like discounts and vouchers, you may get the best offers here:

Tagbilaran Port Features

A terminal or waiting area for passengers is provided. Ticket booths, food and souvenir stalls are available inside the terminal.


Outside the terminal is a wide parking area where vans for hire are parked. A specified area is set aside for small multi-cabs that will bring passengers direct to the Dao Integrated Terminal. Tricycles are also available outside if your destination is within city limits only.


Tagbilaran Port Ferry Schedule

There are boats going to neighboring islands in the Visayas, as well as to Luzon and Mindanao. Two types of ships transport passengers to Tagbilaran: fast ferries (catamarans) and regular ferries.

Passengers waiting to board

Fares on regular ferries are cheaper than with fast ferries, although the travel times are longer (for instance, the regular ferry to Cebu takes five hours versus two hours with a fast ferry).




Fast Ferries to Tagbilaran Port

Three companies provide fast ferry service. Fares are normally around ₱400-500 one-way, with all three companies offering promotions for buying tickets early.

Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier

For example, a round-trip ticket between Cebu and Tagbilaran bought at least two days in advance on Weesam express is ₱500, inclusive of passenger service charges. Sunday ferries from Tagbilaran to Cebu are often fully booked, so book ahead or use the port in Tubigon, if leaving on a Sunday.

2GO Travel has three trips daily between Tagbilaran and Cebu City:
  • Route: Pier 4 Cebu International Port - Tagbilaran
    Derparture Time: 9:15AM, 1:35PM, 6:05PM
    Return: 7AM, 11:25AM, 3:55PM
    Fare: ₱945 per head [ Reserve a Ticket ]

SuperCat by 2go docked at Tagbilaran Port

OceanJet has the most services to Tagbilaran, with six daily trips to Cebu, and two to Dumaguete which then travel on to Siquijor.

Weesam Express has three daily trips between Tagbilaran and Cebu.

Weesam Express


Tagbilaran by Air

Since November 2018, Tagbilaran has been served by the Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG IATA), the only airport in Bohol with commercial service. The old Tagbilaran Airport in downtown Tagbilaran is closed.

If you are looking for cheap flights in the Philippines, see airlines listed below or view all promo fares:

Cheapest Flights and Airline Tickets Online Booking

Regular Ferries to Tagbilaran Port

There are two ferry companies with boats to Cebu City: Lite Ferry and Trans Asia Shipping.

Trans Asia Shipping

Fares are ₱370 for regular seats (open-air), ₱370 for a Lying (bed) (open-air) and for Tourist class A/C lying (bed) it is ₱520 (Aug 2022).
  • Lite Shipping Corporation has two daily services, leaving Cebu at 13:00 and 10PM, returning to Cebu from Tagbilaran at noon and 10:30PM. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Trans Asia from Cebu to Tagbilaran every Monday 7AM. and from Tagbilaran to Cebu every Sunday at 10PM. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Lite Shipping has a ferry 3 times a week M W Sa at 8PM from Tagbilaran to Plaridel via Larena Siquijor. [ Reserve a Ticket ]
  • Lite Shipping has a ferry from Tagbilaran to Argao on Cebu island twice a day 8AM and 4PM. (From Argao you can get a bus to Dumaguete).
  • Trans Asia has a ferry 3 times a week from Tagbilaran to Cagayan de Oro.


How To Book a Trip / Reserve a Ticket

Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can get a ticket or check available trips online:
  • Go to this link and INPUT the origin and destination in the search box (eg. Manila - Boracay)
  • Input the dates of your desired arrival.
  • Choose if it is One-way or Return trip.
  • Choose the number of seats you wish to book or reserve
  • Then click Find Tickets to search for the available trips




Ground Transportation in Tagbilaran

Tricycle for hire from
Tagbilaran Port
Buses connect the airport with the Tagbilaran City Integrated Bus Terminal (Island City Mall) via Alona Beach and downtown Panglao, operated by Southern Star Transit, with service every 45 minutes from 5:45AM until 6PM. fare of ₱50.


Tricycle

With over 3,000 of them throughout the city, tricycles are the main form of public transportation in Tagbilaran, and can be hailed from any part of the city. They can normally seat up to two people (three if the "seat" behind the driver is counted), with a small luggage space provided on the back.


Or read my complete Bohol Province Guide to know more.

Bohol Tourism Slogan

ATTRACTIONS TO SEE IN BOHOL 

Klook.com

Bohol Hotels & Accommodation

Here are top-rated resort accommodation near Tagbilaran, Bohol:
The Bellevue Resort



ACTIVITIES AND TOURS IN MANILA


OTHER FERRY OPERATORS IN THE PH


If the ferry operator or shipping line you are looking for is not on the list, SEARCH MORE FERRIES HERE!


IMPORTANT NOTE: The rates, contact details and other information indicated in this post are accurate from the time of writing but may change without IMFWJ's notice. Should you know the updated information, please let us know by leaving a message in the comment box below.


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