Cebu City to Caloocan runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €35.92, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 21m over 586 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €35.92, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 14 October 2026
€35.92
- 219%Moves across the booking window
219%When it runs, leaving Cebu City
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €114.58Thu24
- about €88.18Fri25
- about €88.73Sat26
- about €71.13Sun27
- about €48.58Mon28
- about €53.53Tue29
- about €66.18Wed30
- about €61.78Thu1
- about €48.58Fri2
- about €51.87Sat3
- about €48.58Sun4
- about €40.88Mon5
- about €44.72Tue6
- about €44.17Wed7
- about €51.33Thu8
- about €43.07Fri9
- about €49.67Sat10
- about €41.42Sun11
- about €38.12Mon12
- about €40.87Tue13
- about €35.92Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Caloocan. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Caloocan for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Cebu City to Caloocan
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €40.3290 days
- €36.4760 days
- €39.2245 days
- €38.1230 days
- €35.9221 days
- €44.1714 days
- €66.187 days
- €88.733 days
- €114.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €35.92.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 219 percent. The dearest point is €114.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Cebu City to Caloocan and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
586 km
577 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
965,332 → 1,712,945
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 586 km against 577 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Calamba. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Caloocan railway station
Most of the points near Caloocan railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Cebu City to Caloocan
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cebu City to Caloocan?
The fastest journey from Cebu City to Caloocan takes 9h 21m door to door, of which 8h 2m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 9h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cebu City to Caloocan?
The cheapest fare from Cebu City to Caloocan is €35.92, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €48.58. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cebu City to Caloocan?
The cheapest way from Cebu City to Caloocan is by coach, at €35.92 for one passenger on 14 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 52m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cebu City to Caloocan?
Fares from Cebu City to Caloocan bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €35.92. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 219 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cebu City to Caloocan?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cebu City to Caloocan, at €40.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cebu City to Caloocan?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cebu City to Caloocan, at €30.97 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cebu City to Caloocan?
2 operators sell services from Cebu City to Caloocan across 1 mode: Philippine National Railways, Philtranco Service Enterprises. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cebu City to Caloocan?
0 percent of the services we sell from Cebu City to Caloocan are direct. The rest connect at Calamba, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cebu City to Caloocan use?
Services from Cebu City to Caloocan by coach leave from CNU and arrive at Caloocan railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cebu City to Caloocan?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Cebu City to Caloocan allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cebu City to Caloocan on 23 September 2026: 586 km of route against 577 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €35.92, and 9h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Caloocan a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Caloocan and across Philippines
Day trips that leave Caloocan in the morning and cover a good part of Philippines by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Cebu City reaches 94 places in 18 countries on services we hold, over distances from 15 to 12,223 km. Caloocan reaches 24 places in 1 countries, from 53 to 983 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cebu City
- 94Places you can leave for
- 18Countries
- 10Operators
18
10Arriving in Caloocan
Leaving Caloocan
- 24Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators