VISIT BACOLOD: THE CITY OF SMILE

Those who have been in Bacolod City and have  witnessed  the Masskara Festival will surely think to visit and experience once again the grand festival of masks. Each year, a multitude of tourists would flock to the  City of Smiles  to join  the merry-making in Masskara Festival .

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For those who will be coming to the city  for the first time here’s some useful  information you might need.

“The New Bacolod-Silay Airport“

New Airport

For people who will be travelling by plane, the  city is  just 45 minutes flight  from Ninoy Aquino International Airport and 30 minutes flight  from Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Upon reaching the airport, you have the option to get a taxi for an approximately PhP 5000 , or take a van along with other passengers for PhP 150 in going to the city. The trip would take an approximately  20 minutes Bacolod-Silay Airport to city proper.

Sea Ports

If you will be travelling by boat, the Banago  and BREDCO Ports are the entry points in Bacolod City . It has daily access to and from  Iloilo City , with various  shipping lines such as Supercat, Weesam Express, and  Ocean Jet. Below are their rates and schedules:

By boat, the City of Smiles is 18 hours from the Port of Manila and 45 minutes from the Port of Iloilo depending on sea conditions .

Land routes

Bacolod City has two main roads, Lacson Street to the north and Araneta Street to the south.

By land-RORO-land, the city is approximately 3 hours from Iloilo City via Dumangas route.There are four ROROs servicing Bacolod-Dumangas Route every day” Millenium hipping, Montenegro Shipping, Jomalia Shipping, and Tri-star. One can bring their car to and from Panay Island via these ROROs.

Millenium  Schedule                                                    Jomalia Daily Schedule

Montenegro Line Daily Schedule                             Tri-Star Daily Schedule

By land-ferry-land, Bacolod City can be reached at  approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes from Cebu City via Toledo City–San Carlos City–Salvador Benedicto–Murcia route. By land-RORO-land, the city can be reached at  approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes from Cebu City via Tabuelan–Escalante City route.