Cebu City to Tacloban City runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €18.47, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 26m over 168 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €18.47, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 3 October 2026
€18.47
- 54%Moves across the booking window
54%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 €28.39Fri25
- about €25.63Sat26
- about €23.98Sun27
- about €21.23Mon28
- about €20.13Tue29
- about €18.48Wed30
- about €20.68Thu1
- about €19.03Fri2
- about €18.47Sat3
- about €18.48Sun4
- about €18.48Mon5
- about €18.47Tue6
- about €18.47Wed7
- about €18.47Thu8
- about €18.47Fri9
- about €18.47Sat10
- about €18.47Sun11
- about €18.47Mon12
- about €18.47Tue13
- about €18.47Wed14
- about €18.47Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Tacloban City. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Tacloban City for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Cebu City to Tacloban City
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.4790 days
- €18.4760 days
- €18.4745 days
- €18.4730 days
- €18.4721 days
- €18.4714 days
- €20.687 days
- €23.983 days
- €28.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €18.47.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 54 percent. The dearest point is €28.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 Tacloban City 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
168 km
159 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
965,332 → 259,353
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 168 km against 159 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ormoc. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
The fare from TAC into Tacloban City is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Tacloban City
Settled in advance, so the ride into Tacloban City costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Tacloban New Bus Terminal
Most of the points near Tacloban New Bus Terminal open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Cebu City to Tacloban City
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 Tacloban City?
The fastest journey from Cebu City to Tacloban City takes 6h 26m door to door, of which 4h 33m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 6h 43m, 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 Tacloban City?
The cheapest fare from Cebu City to Tacloban City is €18.47, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €18.47. 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 Tacloban City?
The cheapest way from Cebu City to Tacloban City is by ferry, at €18.47 for one passenger on 3 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 41m 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 Tacloban City?
Fares from Cebu City to Tacloban City bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €18.47. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 54 percent, measured on 24 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 Tacloban City?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cebu City to Tacloban City, at €18.47. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 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 Tacloban City?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cebu City to Tacloban City, at €18.47 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 Tacloban City?
2 operators sell services from Cebu City to Tacloban City across 1 mode: Cebu Ferries Corporation, Del Monte Land Transport Bus Company. 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 Tacloban City?
0 percent of the services we sell from Cebu City to Tacloban City are direct. The rest connect at Ormoc, with about 61 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 Tacloban City use?
Services from Cebu City to Tacloban City by ferry leave from CEBU and arrive at Tacloban New Bus Terminal. Allow about 1h 7m 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 Tacloban City?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Cebu City to Tacloban City 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 Tacloban City on 24 September 2026: 168 km of route against 159 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €18.47, and 6h 26m 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 Tacloban City a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Tacloban City and across Philippines
Day trips that leave Tacloban City 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. Tacloban City reaches 33 places in 2 countries, from 51 to 11,756 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cebu City
- 94Places you can leave for
- 18Countries
- 10Operators
18
10Arriving in Tacloban City
Leaving Tacloban City
- 33Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 7Operators