There are 7 ways to get from Luzon to General Santos by plane, taxi, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to General Santos (GES)plane MNL - GES
2h 9m₱5,543–7,957Taxi, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Luzon to Tayugtaxi
- Take the bus from Tayug to Manila Cubaobus
- Take the ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oroferry
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to General Santos Bulaong Terminalbus
2d 4h₱3,745–5,670Taxi, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the taxi from Luzon to Cabanatuan Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Cabanatuan City to Manila Pasaybus
- Take the busferry from Pasay to Taclobanbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Davao Ecoland Bus Terminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminalbus
37h 25m₱4,311–6,255Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oroferry
- Drive from Cagayan de Oro to General Santoscar
40h 11m₱4,108–6,656Fly from Bicol International Airport
- Fly from Bicol International Airport (DRP) to General Santos (GES)plane DRP - GES
4h 14m₱6,185–16,214Fly from Clark International Airport
- Fly from Clark International Airport (CRK) to General Santos (GES)plane CRK - GES
4h 59m₱13,536–29,141Taxi, bus, bus and ferry via Jagna
- Take the taxi from Luzon to Tayugtaxi
- Take the bus from Tayug to Manila Cubaobus
- Take the busferry from Cubao Silver Star Bus to Jagnabusferry
- Take the busferry from Jagna to Davao Overland Terminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to YBL General Santosbus
2d 4h₱5,150–6,760
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to General Santos (GES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luzon to General Santos is to taxi and bus and ferry which costs ₱3,700 - ₱6,000 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Luzon to General Santos is to fly which takes 2h 9m and costs ₱5,500 - ₱8,000.
The distance between Luzon and General Santos is 1054 km.
The best way to get from Luzon to General Santos without a car is to taxi and bus and bus and ferry which takes 37h 25m and costs ₱4,300 - ₱6,500.
It takes approximately 2h 9m to get from Luzon to General Santos, including transfers.
There are 180+ hotels available in General Santos.
What companies run services between Luzon, Central Luzon, Philippines and General Santos, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to General Santos (GES) every 3 hours.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to General Santos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–7,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to General Santos via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–7,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to General Santos via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–7,500
Flights from Bicol International Airport to General Santos via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
Flights from Bicol International Airport to General Santos via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to General Santos via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to General Santos via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to General Santos via Boracay, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to General Santos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–9,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to General Santos via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–9,500
Flights from Bicol International Airport to General Santos via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–20,000
Flights from Clark International Airport to General Santos via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–16,000
- Phone
- +632 824-6778-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- genesistransportserviceinc.com
Bus from Cabanatuan City to Manila Pasay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱35–650
- Website
- https://www.genesistransportserviceinc.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3uR6mVrVkROKofhMaS-QZTkW93tvkc72hM4HYELVGZFVVFOMo3WwN2FiA_aem_AdUT-FPstsauawiPWtNFWtSSQ5rFro6Q0ZSirDBIVqNFGPVagLQ4K0Ci9eQwDVflI6HY1YOPJZuQNSJL2x92j9I1
- Phone
- 0928 348 0166
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Pasay to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Busferry from Cubao Silver Star Bus to Jagna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,200–2,700
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tacloban to Davao Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Busferry from Jagna to Davao Overland Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- [email protected]
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱270–380
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +63 927 712 4349
- Website
- fivestarph.com
Bus from Tayug to Manila Cubao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱460–700
- Schedules at
- fivestarph.com
Bus from Tayug to Manila Cubao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱460–700
- Schedules at
- fivestarph.com
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to General Santos Bulaong Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱750–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +63 83 228 2511 / 82 244 0660
- [email protected]
- Website
- yellowbusline.com
Bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to YBL General Santos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱330
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–2,503
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,500
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,767
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,771
- Business Class for 2 or 4, upper/lower
- ₱2,503
Ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–2,503
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,500
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,767
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,771
- Business Class for 2 or 4, upper/lower
- ₱2,503
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,200–1,500
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