There are 8 ways to get from Manila to Great Santa Cruz Island by plane, unknown, busferry, car ferry, ferry, bus, or taxi
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 Zamboanga International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane MNL - ZAM
- Walk from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
2h 58mBus and ferry, car ferry, travel
- Take the busferry from Ceres Cubao Terminal, Manila to Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminalbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Dumaguete Port to Zamboangacarferry
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
37h 42mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboangaferry
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
2dFly to Pagadian, bus, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Pagadian (PAG)plane MNL - PAG
- Take the bus from Pagadian City to Zamboangabus
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
10h 39mFly to Awang Airport, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane MNL - CBO
- Walk from Awang Airport (CBO) to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
7h 48mFly to Ozamiz City Airport, taxi, bus, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)plane MNL - OZC
- Take the taxi from Ozamiz City Airport (OZC) to Kapatagantaxi
- Take the bus from Kapatagan to Zamboangabus
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
12h 32mFly to Dipolog Airport, car ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Dipolog Airport (DPL)plane MNL - DPL
- Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Zamboangacarferry
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
15h 3mBus and ferry, bus, travel
- Take the busferry from PITX Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange 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
- Walk from Zamboanga to Great Santa Cruz Islandunknown
39h 39m
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Manila and Great Santa Cruz Island is 864 km.
The best way to get from Manila to Great Santa Cruz Island without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and travel which takes 37h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Manila to Great Santa Cruz Island, including transfers.
There are 34+ hotels available in Great Santa Cruz Island.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Great Santa Cruz Island, Philippines?
There is no direct connection from Manila to Great Santa Cruz Island. However, you can take the bus to NAIA Terminal 2, walk to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) airport, fly to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), then travel to Great Santa Cruz Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Lungsod ng Pasay to Great Santa Cruz Island via P.Zamora, Lungsod ng Pasay, Taft Ave MRT, MRT-3 Cubao Station, Epifanio de los Santos Av, Quezon City, Manila, Ceres Cubao Terminal, Manila, Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminal, Dumaguete Port, and Zamboanga in around 37h 42m.
- 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Pagadian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,100–12,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Ozamiz City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–15,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Dipolog Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–18,000
- 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Awang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Awang Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Ozamiz City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–9,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Dipolog Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–11,000
- 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 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pagadian City to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱500–700
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Kapatagan to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱600–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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
- 0928 348 0166
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from PITX Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,700–2,200
- 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
- (+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
Car ferry from Dipolog to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–3,000
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–2,400
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,800
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–3,000
- State Room
- ₱3,955
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,608
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ₱650–850
Ozamiz Budget Rent A Car
- Phone
- 0919 562 5249
- Website
- facebook.com
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