There are 8 ways to get from Cotabato to Tagbilaran by taxi, car ferry, ferry, bus, plane, or busferry
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Taxi, car ferry, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Cotabato to Pulauan, Dapitantaxi
- Take the car ferry from Pulauan, Dapitan to Dumaguetecarferry
- Take the ferry from Dumaguete to Tagbilaran Portferry
12h 9m₱4,932–9,866Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato to Bulua, Cagayan de Orobus
- Take the car ferry from Cagayan De Oro to Tagbilaran Portcarferry Cagayan
17h 38m₱1,197–3,172Bus, car ferry via Jagna
- Take the bus from Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato to Bulua, Cagayan de Orobus
- Take the car ferry from Cagayan De Oro Port to Jagnacarferry
- Take the bus from Jagna to Tagbilaranbus
16h 11m₱1,767–2,262Fly Awang Airport to Bohol–Panglao International Airport
- Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG)plane CBO - TAG
7h 40m₱11,517–27,643Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cotabato to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminalbus
- Take the busferry from Davao Overland Terminal to Tagbilaran Integrated Bus Terminalbusferry Davao
24h₱1,448–2,212Fly Awang Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane CBO - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Portferry
4h 16m₱6,977–24,183Bus to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, fly to Bohol–Panglao International Airport
- Take the bus from Cotabato to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG)plane DVO - TAG
9h 1m₱5,998–12,312Taxi to Ozamiz City Airport, fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
- Take the taxi from Cotabato to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)taxi
- Fly from Ozamiz City Airport (OZC) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane OZC - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Portferry
7h 22m₱13,828–23,552
Awang Airport (CBO) to Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cotabato to Tagbilaran is to bus and bus and ferry which costs ₱1,400 - ₱2,300 and takes 24h.
The fastest way to get from Cotabato to Tagbilaran is to fly and ferry which takes 4h 16m and costs ₱7,000 - ₱25,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cotabato to Tagbilaran. However, there are services departing from Cotabato and arriving at Tagbilaran Integrated Bus Terminal via Davao Overland Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h.
The distance between Cotabato and Tagbilaran is 427 km.
The best way to get from Cotabato to Tagbilaran without a car is to taxi and car ferry and ferry which takes 12h 9m and costs ₱4,900 - ₱10,000.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Cotabato to Tagbilaran, including transfers.
Cotabato to Tagbilaran bus services, operated by Mindanao Star Bus Transport, depart from Cotabato station.
Cotabato to Tagbilaran bus services, operated by Mindanao Star Bus Transport, arrive at Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal station.
There are 845+ hotels available in Tagbilaran.
What companies run services between Cotabato, Philippines and Tagbilaran, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines flies from Awang Airport (CBO) to Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG) once daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Bohol–Panglao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,100–21,000
Flights from Ozamiz City Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,800–20,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Awang Airport to Bohol–Panglao International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–27,000
Flights from Awang Airport to Bohol–Panglao International Airport via Mactan–Cebu International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–27,000
Flights from Awang Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–22,000
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Bohol–Panglao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,800–11,000
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato to Bulua, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱450–600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato to Bulua, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱450–600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Jagna to Tagbilaran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱170–190
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from Cotabato to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱440–650
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Cotabato to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱440–650
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Davao Overland Terminal to Tagbilaran Integrated Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Pulauan, Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱550–950
- Schedules at
- fastcat.ph
- Book at
- fastcat.ph
- Premium Economy
- ₱600–900
- Business Class
- ₱650–950
- Economy
- ₱550–750
- Business
- ₱650
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Pulauan, Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱320–650
- Book at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- [email protected]
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Car ferry from Pulauan, Dapitan to Dumaguete
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱230–3,200
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱450
- Lobby
- ₱480
- Lounge - Sitting
- ₱500
- Lounge
- ₱520
- Tourist
- ₱550
- Cabin
- ₱800
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱1,600
- Suite Room for 4
- ₱3,200
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- [email protected]
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Dumaguete to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱500–1,663
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,069
- Open-Air
- ₱1,069
- Business Class
- ₱1,663
Ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱500–1,560
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000
- Business Class
- ₱1,560
- Open Air
- ₱1,000
Ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱500–1,560
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000
- Business Class
- ₱1,560
- Open Air
- ₱1,000
- Phone
- +63 977 822 5483 / 998 999 5483
- [email protected]
- Website
- liteferries.com.ph
Car ferry from Cagayan De Oro Port to Jagna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,070–1,250
- Schedules at
- liteferries.com.ph
- Book at
- liteshipping.barkota.com
- Standard
- ₱1,070
- Tourist
- ₱1,250
- Phone
- +63 32 254 6491
- [email protected]
- Website
- transasiashipping.com
Car ferry from Cagayan De Oro to Tagbilaran Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱600–2,370
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Website
- https://www.transasiashipping.com/
- Book at
- https://www.facebook.com/TransAsiaShippingLinesInc
- 2nd Class Non-Aircon
- ₱1,488
- Tourist
- ₱1,744
- Tourist Deluxe
- ₱2,370
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Estimated price
- ₱3,000–5,000
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