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How to get fromZamboanga City to Cebu Cityby plane, taxi, ferry, bus, busferry, or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Zamboanga City to Cebu City by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly

    best
    1. Fly from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane plane ZAM - CEB
    1h 23m
    ₱4,962–12,438

  2. Car ferry, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Zamboanga to Dumaguete Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Dumaguete to Cebuferry ferry Cebu / ...
    23h 30m
    ₱1,453–9,201

  3. Taxi, ferry

    1. Take the taxi from Zamboanga City to Ozamistaxi taxi
    2. Take the ferry from Ozamis to Cebuferry ferry Cebu / ...
    15h 33m
    ₱6,094–16,198

  4. Bus, bus and ferry, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Zamboanga to Cagayan de Orobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Davao Citybus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Davao Overland Terminal to Talibonbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the ferry from Getafe to Cebu Pier 1ferry ferry
    38h 4m
    ₱2,984–4,847

  5. Car ferry, ferry via Tagbilaran

    1. Take the carferry from Zamboanga to Dumaguete Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Dumaguete to Tagbilaran Portferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Tagbilaran Port to Cebuferry ferry
    22h 21m
    ₱2,043–6,501

  6. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Zamboanga to Iligan Citybus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Iligan to Cebuferry ferry Iligan / ...
    24h 24m
    ₱1,514–10,988

Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration1h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket₱4,606Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 445.6 km
  • Duration: 1h 23m

What companies run services between Zamboanga City, Philippines and Cebu City, Philippines?

Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) twice daily.

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