You Now Have More Flight Options from Manila to Tuguegarao

(SPOT.ph) Tuguegarao in Cagayan is often relegated to being only a jump-off point for trips to Peñablanca and Palaui Island, when in fact, this city is home to a couple of historical churches and one of the longest bridges in the country. If you've been wanting to see the stunning architecture with your own eyes, you'll be glad to know that you now have a new means to reach your destination.

Starting in October, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is offering flights to Cagayan Valley's Tuguegarao from Manila with the travel time being 12x faster as compared to taking a bus.

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Check out Philippine Airlines' new route from Manila to Tuguegarao City:

Philippine Airlines previously operated in Tuguegarao from October 2014 to June 2019 and are now resuming operations starting October 29, 2023. According to PAL's website, "The new route to Tuguegarao will allow convenient travel to the economic center of the Cagayan Valley, not just from Metro Manila but from other points in PAL’s domestic and regional network via Manila."

PAL's schedule for Manila to Tuguegarao (PR 2014) departs Manila at 9:05 a.m. and arrives in Tuguegarao by 10:10 a.m., while the flight for Tuguegarao to Manila (PR 2015) departs at 10:50 a.m. and arrives in Manila at 11:50 a.m. Each flight, especially if the weather is manageable, shouldn't take an hour and five minutes only (one way).

The flight going to Tuguegarao will be using the 180-seater Airbus A320 aircraft. Out of the 180 seats, 12 seats are for Comfort Class and the remaining 168 seats are for regular Economy Class. 

How to get to Tuguegarao

The only other airline that has Manila-to-Tuguegarao is Cebu Pacific with two daily trips going to Tuguegarao (6:45 a.m. and 11:05 a.m.) and going back to Manila (8:25 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.). Aside from price points, the main difference is that PAL has a different schedule in the morning which is 9:05 a.m.

But if you don't mind sitting inside the bus for half a day and you want to take the more scenic, more affordable route, most bus terminals in Metro Manila offer bus routes going to Tuguegarao. One of those bus operators is Victory Liner which has a Pasay to Cagayan schedule, with drop-offs in Tuguegarao.

For more information, visit Philippine Airlines' website.

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