There are 8 ways to get from Luzon to Zamboanga City by plane, taxi, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane MNL - ZAM
1h 35m₱4,700–8,000Taxi, bus, ferry via Cabanatuan City
cheapest- Take the taxi from Luzon to Cabanatuan Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Cabanatuan City to Manila Pasaybus
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboangaferry
2d 5h₱2,671–11,248Taxi, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Luzon to Cabanatuan Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Cabanatuan City to Manila Pasaybus
- Take the busferry from Ceres Cubao Terminal, Manila to Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminalbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Dumaguete Port to Zamboangacarferry
40h 47m₱5,353–8,702Fly from Bicol International Airport
- Fly from Bicol International Airport (DRP) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane DRP - ZAM
3h 50m₱7,500–14,000Fly from Laoag International Airport
- Fly from Laoag International Airport (LAO) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane LAO - ZAM
5h 30m₱11,000–15,000Fly from Tuguegarao Airport
- Fly from Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane TUG - ZAM
4h 35m₱6,500–18,000Taxi, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the taxi from Luzon to Tayugtaxi
- Take the bus from Tayug to Manila Cubaobus
- Take the busferry from Cubao Silver Star Bus to Taclobanbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Butuanbusferry
- Take the bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Orobus
- Take the bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboangabus
47h 42m₱5,490–7,830Taxi, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Luzon to Tayugtaxi
- Take the bus from Tayug to Manila Cubaobus
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboangaferry
2d 9h₱2,995–11,170
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luzon to Zamboanga City is to taxi and bus and ferry via Cabanatuan City which costs ₱2,600 - ₱12,000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Luzon to Zamboanga City is to fly which takes 1h 35m and costs ₱4,700 - ₱8,000.
The distance between Luzon and Zamboanga City is 852 km.
The best way to get from Luzon to Zamboanga City without a car is to taxi and bus and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 40h 47m and costs ₱5,000 - ₱9,000.
It takes approximately 1h 35m to fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport Airport to Zamboanga International Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 35m.
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific offer flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport Airport to Zamboanga International Airport Airport.
There are 34+ hotels available in Zamboanga City.
What companies run services between Luzon, Central Luzon, Philippines and Zamboanga City, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) every 3 hours.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–8,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–8,000
Flights from Bicol International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–11,000
Flights from Laoag International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–19,000
Flights from Tuguegarao Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–18,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–8,000
Flights from Bicol International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–22,000
Flights from Bicol International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–22,000
Flights from Laoag International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–15,000
Flights from Tuguegarao Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–22,000
- 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
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
- +63 910 738 5318
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ceres Cubao Terminal, Manila to Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱3,100–3,400
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- 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
- 0928 348 0166
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Cubao Silver Star Bus to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tacloban to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱900–1,300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Car ferry from Dumaguete Port to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–3,200
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–2,700
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,800
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–3,200
- State Room
- ₱4,096
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,884
Ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–8,893
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,400
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,719
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,087
- Cabin for 4
- ₱4,144
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱8,893
Ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–8,893
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,400
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,719
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,087
- Cabin for 4
- ₱4,144
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱8,893
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,200–1,500
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