The best travel route for Moalboal, Bohol, and Boracay is to go:
- Moalboal
- Bohol
- Boracay
Here’s how!
🛬 Getting to Moalboal (Cebu)
✈️ Flight to Cebu City
🚕 Taxi to South Bus Terminal | 30 – 45 minutes
🚌 Bus to Moalboal | 2 – 3 hours
Notes:
- You don’t need to book a bus ahead. They don’t really have a schedule, but there’s one leaving roughly every 30 minutes.
📋 Moalboal Sample Itinerary
Sample only! See my Moalboal travel guide for more info
Day 1:
🐟 Watch the sardine run in Panagsama
🐢 Snorkel with the turtles in Panagsama
⛰️ Enjoy the view in Osmena, Kandungaw, or Casino Peak
🏖️ Chill, swim, or watch the sunset in White Beach
Day 2:
🏊 Go canyoneering in Badian
⛱️ Swim or watch the sunset at Lambug Beach
Day 3: (Oslob)
🦈 Swim with the whale sharks
💦 Visit Tumalog Falls
➡️ Moalboal to Bohol
Best Route
🚌 Bus to Bato | 1.5 hours
🚌 Bus to Quartel Beach, Oslob | 45 minutes
🛥️ Ferry to Panglao, Bohol | 1.5 hours | (book online)
Notes:
- From Moalboal, take a southbound bus to Bato. The trip takes about 1.5 – 2 hours. Then from Bato, take a bus bound for Cebu City via Oslob. Tell the conductor to drop you off at Quartel Beach, Oslob.
- This might sound complicated, but there are over 50 buses plying the Moalboal – Bato, and Bato – Oslob route, so it’s very easy to get on one.
- Once the bus drops you off, it’s a 400m walk to Quartel Beach from the highway.
- There is only one company (Apekop Travel) plying the Oslob to Panglao route. There are limited seats so I highly recommend booking ahead (you can book online here). The trip takes roughly 1.5 hours
Alternative Route
🚌 Bus to Cebu City | 3 hours
🚕 Taxi to Pier 1 | 15 minutes
🛥️ Ferry to Tagbilaran, Bohol | 2 hours | (book online)
Notes:
- This route is farther and longer, but it’s also more convenient since there are lots of boats from Cebu City to Tagbilaran. You can leave almost any time that you want.
- There are various companies and ports in Cebu City and Bohol. For travelers, I recommend taking OceanJet’s fast craft from Cebu Pier 1 to Tagbilaran City. You can book at the port or book online here.
📋 Bohol Sample Itinerary
Sample only! See my Bohol travel guide (coming soon) for more info
Day 1: Countryside Tour
Rent a motorbike and go DIY, or book an organized tour here.
🍫 Chocolate Hills
🌲Manmade Forest
🐒 Tarsier Sanctuary
🚢 Loboc River Cruise
⛪ Baclayon Church
Day 2: Island Hopping
Book anywhere in Alona Beach, or online here.
🐬 Dolphin watching area (morning only)
⛱️ Virgin Island sandbar
🐠 Snorkel in Balicasag reef
🐢 Turtle watching in Balicasag Island
Day 3: Panglao Tour
Rent a motorbike and go DIY, or book an organized tour here.
🦇 Hinagdanan Cave
⛪ Dauis Church
⛱️ Dumaluan Beach
🍦Bohol Bee Farm
➡️ Bohol to Boracay
Via Cebu City
🛥️ Ferry to Cebu | 2 hours | (book online)
🚕 Taxi to Cebu Airport | 30 – 45 minutes
✈️ Flight to Caticlan Airport | 1 hour | (Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia)
🛺 Tricycle to Caticlan Jetty Port | 10 minutes
🛥️ Ferry to Boracay | 15 minutes
🛺 Tricycle or HoHo bus to hotel | 10 – 15 minutes
Notes:
- This is the only reasonable way to get from Bohol to Boracay. All other routes are unnecessarily long and expensive.
- There are a lot of boats from Bohol to Cebu. My personal recommendation for tourists is OceanJet. It’s the fastest boat from Tagbilaran, which is closest to the tourist zone in Panglao.
- If you don’t want to commute from Caticlan Airport to your hotel in Boracay, you can book a van transfer here.
- There are countless tricycles waiting outside the Caticlan airport ready to take you to the port. There are countless ferries at the port ready to take you to Boracay Island. And there are countless tricycles waiting at the Boracay port to take you to your hotel. This is a very easy route to commute.
- There is a Hop-on Hop-off bus that can take you anywhere on Boracay Island. Get a card here.
📋 Boracay Sample Itinerary
Sample only! See my Boracay travel guide for more info
Day 1: Explore the Island
Get a hop-on hop-off bus pass here or hire a tricycle for the day
⛱️ White Beach
⛵ Bulabog Beach
🌊 Ilig-Ilagan Beach
⛩️ Gateway Arch
🦪 Puka Shell Beach
Day 2: Water Activities
Samples only! There are a lot more activities in Boracay. Pick and choose which water activities you want to try!
🧑🚀 Helmet Diving
🛸 UFO Boat
🚤 Jet Ski
Day 3: Chill in White Beach and D’Mall
🛫 Exit From Boracay
To Caticlan Airport
🛺 Tricycle or HoHo bus to Boracay port | 10 – 15 minutes
🛥️ Ferry to Caticlan Jetty Port | 15 minutes
🛺 Tricycle to Caticlan Airport | 5 minutes
Flights out
✈️ Flight to Manila | 1 hour | (Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia)
✈️ Flight to Cebu | 1 hour | (Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia)
Notes:
- If you don’t want to commute from your hotel to Caticlan airport, you can book a van transfer here.
- There are countless tricycles and ferries in these areas, so commuting is super easy.
- Boracay has a Hop-on Hop-off bus that travels the entire island. You can grab a card here.
Via Kalibo
🛺 Tricycle or HoHo bus to Boracay port | 10 – 15 minutes
🛥️ Ferry to Caticlan Jetty Port | 15 minutes
🚐 Van or bus to Kalibo International Airport | 1.5 – 2 hours | (book online)
✈️ Flight to Manila or Incheon
Notes:
- Kalibo Airport is farther away than Caticlan Airport, but it’s bigger, cheaper, and has international flights.
- There are vans and buses heading towards Kalibo at the Caticlan Jetty Port. You can also book ahead here.
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