Manila to Subic runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €18.48, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 59m over 146 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €18.48, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€18.48
- 74%Moves across the booking window
74%When it runs, leaving Manila
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
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 €32.23Fri25
- about €33.33Sat26
- about €29.48Sun27
- about €25.63Mon28
- about €26.73Tue29
- about €24.53Wed30
- about €25.63Thu1
- about €21.78Fri2
- about €23.98Sat3
- about €24.53Sun4
- about €18.48Mon5
- about €22.33Tue6
- about €22.88Wed7
- about €22.88Thu8
- about €20.13Fri9
- about €21.78Sat10
- about €22.33Sun11
- about €19.03Mon12
- about €20.13Tue13
- about €20.68Wed14
- about €23.43Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Subic. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Subic for the night the train gets in
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When to book Manila to Subic
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €20.6890 days
- €18.4760 days
- €19.5845 days
- €20.6830 days
- €23.4321 days
- €22.8814 days
- €25.637 days
- €29.483 days
- €32.231 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €18.47.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 74 percent. The most expensive point is €32.23, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 Manila to Subic 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
146 km
86 km as the crow flies, 70% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
1,600,000 → 67,664
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 146 km against 86 km in a straight line, a detour of 70 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Santol, Angeles City, Mabalacat City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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
Subic is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Philtranco - Subic Terminal
Most of the points near Philtranco - Subic Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Manila to Subic
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Manila to Subic?
The fastest journey from Manila to Subic takes 2h 59m door to door, of which 1h 33m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 36m, 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 Manila to Subic?
The cheapest fare from Manila to Subic is €18.48, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €23.98. 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 Manila to Subic?
The cheapest way from Manila to Subic is by train, at €18.48 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 3h 2m 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 Manila to Subic?
Fares from Manila to Subic bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €18.47. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 74 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Manila to Subic?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Manila to Subic, at €19.03. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Manila to Subic?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Manila to Subic, 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 service from Manila to Subic?
2 operators sell services from Manila to Subic across 1 mode: Philippine National Railways, Victory Liner. 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 Manila to Subic?
0 percent of the services we sell from Manila to Subic are direct. The rest connect at Santol, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, with about 45 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 Manila to Subic use?
Services from Manila to Subic by train leave from Lerma station and arrive at Philtranco - Subic Terminal. 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 Manila to Subic?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Manila to Subic 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 labeled 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 Manila to Subic on September 24, 2026: 146 km of route against 86 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €18.48, and 2h 59m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Subic is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Manila reaches 185 places in 56 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 13,750 km. Subic reaches 19 places in 2 countries, from 40 to 11,876 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Manila
- 185Places you can leave for
- 56Countries
- 62Operators
56
62Arriving in Subic
Leaving Subic
- 19Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators