There are 3 ways to get from Manado to General Santos by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane MDC - DVO
- Take the bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminalbus
16h 59m₱16,882–30,112Fly to General Santos
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to General Santos (GES)plane MDC - GES
11h 33m₱23,622–55,742Fly to Awang Airport, bus
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane MDC - CBO
- Take the bus from Cotabato to General Santosbus
19h 28m₱27,102–61,212
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manado to General Santos is to fly and bus which costs ₱16,000 - ₱31,000 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to General Santos is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs ₱23,000 - ₱60,000.
The distance between Manado and General Santos is 793 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Manado to General Santos, including transfers.
There are 185+ hotels available in General Santos.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and General Santos, Philippines?
TransNusa, Cebu Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to General Santos (GES) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to General Santos via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–65,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to General Santos via Guangzhou Baiyun, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–70,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to General Santos via Soekarno–Hatta, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–75,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to General Santos via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–65,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Awang Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–85,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Awang Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–60,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Awang Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–75,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–44,000
- [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
- Website
- biocoop.com.ph
Bus from Cotabato to General Santos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱520
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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