How to Get from Caticlan to Boracay

How to Get from Caticlan to Boracay

What a beautiful day we had on Boracay today!

Yours truly, however, was mostly indoors helping the sun-seekers plan their Boracay trips.  Today inspired me to blog about one of the most common questions I get asked, how do I get from Caticlan to Boracay?

It’s understandable that people are a little worried about this leg of the trip.  With all of the careful planning for one’s ultimate Boracay getaway who wants to get stuck out in the heat in Caticlan without knowing what to do next?  Luckily it’s not that hard.

Let the curtain be pulled back and the mystery revealed!

The simplest way to make the trip is to book your transport through MyBoracayGuide.com  via this page:

Standard Transfer (shared with other guests)

First Class Transfer (private air-conditioned van for your group)

This no hassle, all-inclusive transport, gets you from either Caticlan (MPH) or Kalibo (KLO) airports to your hotel’s front door quickly and conveniently.

 

If you would like to make the trip yourself here are the easy to follow instructions:

1. Take a Trike From Caticlan Airport to Caticlan Port – After getting out of the new airport terminal go across the street and your will find a line up of Motor Tricycles (trikes). The ride costs 150 PhP per trike for the 10-minute trip to the port.

2. Purchase Your Terminal and Environmental Fees – If you are a non-resident you are required to pay a 150 PHP for local guest and 300 PHP for foreign guest Environmental fee, and a 150 PHP Terminal fee. You need to line-up and purchase these tickets outside the Jetty Port before you enter.

3. Register With the Department of Tourism (DOT) – Once inside the Jetty Port you will need to sign up with the department of tourism and present your accredited hotel reservation for approval. If you don’t have a hotel reservation with an accredited hotel you are not permitted to enter. Click to see the full list of Accredited Boracay Hotels.

4. Take a Ferry From Caticlan Port to Boracay Port – The Jetty Port has traditional bangka pump boats that ferry between the Caticlan mainland and Boracay Island 24 hours a day. Expect to wait a while during the night as the captain waits for the boat to fill up before departing. If you prefer not to wait you can charter a Bangka for 2,000 – 2,500 PHP (nighttime) and 1,500 PHP (daytime). The cost of the boat trip is 50 PHP (daytime) and 100 PHP (nighttime), The trip from mainland to the island is approximately 10 minutes. If you have heavy luggage, there are porters to assist you at 20 PHP per bag.

5. Take a Trike from Boracay Port to White Beach – Depending on the season, you will arrive at one of two Boracay Ports – Cagban Port in the High Season (November – May) and Tambisaan Port in the Low Season (June – October). The distance from either to White Beach is about fifteen minutes. There will be a long line of Motortrikes to take you from the port to White Beach. This trip is 150 PHP per motortrike, or 200 PHP if you are foreigner.

6. Arriving at Your Hotel or Resort – The Motortrikes cannot go to the actual beach, but will leave you on the Main Road with a path that leads down to White Beach. The larger paths have pedal trikes that can take you down to your resort, or you can walk the five minutes. The Motortrike drivers should know the right drop off place for most Boracay hotels.

As you can see, getting from Caticlan to Boracay isn’t as hard as one might think.  Remember, if you don’t want to worry about anything and have all of this taken care of for you, we at MyBoracayGuide can help you arrange the perfect Boracay Airport Transfer.