The Philippines FAQ

[Goferring]

Google is correct: Everything might work out just fine and quickly, or you might face a severe "trappik" problem.

Other gents, since he has only hand-carry luggage, can he walk it (assuming he's in shape) from T3 to T4?

Thanks Westy.

I've used the bus before and it worked well but that was at 01:00 in the morning. My master plan is to have no hold baggage to wait for, catch the bus if it is outside the terminal (don't wait) or get a prepaid SUV-esque taxi, if it's not. Online checking should also save a couple of minutes.

Walking for me would be pretty risky. Google Maps shows it as 40 minutes, and I don't know the roads or turnoffs very well. Getting lost and / or run over is a real possibility.

I do not arrive until November so hopefully some of the local construction may be finished by then but that may be overly optimistic!

[Dg8787]

Has anyone got recent real world travel time from Terminal 3 to 4 during mid day traffic?

I've got 2 1/2 hrs to get from Cebu Pacific International (hand carry baggage only) to departure time to Coron at Terminal 4.

Is this fantasy or do-able??

Google brings up everything from no problem to no way.

On paper it is possible. You need to check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure time at T4. Maybe do an online check in if you are only carry on.

I know a few friends were to check into T4 and the know it all taxi driver insisted AA flights were out of T3 and took them to T3. It took them 20 minutes to go to T4 from T3. This was around noon time. They ended up missing their flight as they had been stuck in traffic to T3. I think they would have made it if not the stop at T3.

To all: Make exactly sure which terminal you are headed to and insist on it to the driver. Especially if it is Terminal 4. Very few flights out of T4.

[WestCoast1]

Has anyone got recent real world travel time from Terminal 3 to 4 during mid day traffic?

I've got 2 1/2 hrs to get from Cebu Pacific International (hand carry baggage only) to departure time to Coron at Terminal 4.

Is this fantasy or do-able??

Google brings up everything from no problem to no way.

Google is correct: Everything might work out just fine and quickly, or you might face a severe "trappik" problem. Please read my recent post in the Manila thread, #14944, about halfway down the first page (July 20). Traffic getting out of T3 was backed up due to road construction, and getting a taxi was 90 minutes, and it would probably have taken an hour to get to T4 once inside the taxi. However there is also a blue inter-terminal bus (free) that supposedly runs every 30 minutes, and it would probably take a long time to get from T3 to T4.

Other gents, since he has only hand-carry luggage, can he walk it (assuming he's in shape) from T3 to T4?

About 6 months ago I wrote of a similar incident. My int'l flight landed at T1 around 11 am, and my CP inter-island / province flight was scheduled out of T3 around 3:30 pm-ish. I was thru Immigration and with my luggage curbside at T1 by 11:30. 4 hours leeway, no problema, right? There were even a line of taxis waiting, with no customers. I decided to skip the taxi and wait for the inter-terminal free bus. I waited a *long* time and no bus showed up. Finally an hour or so later I jumped in a taxi and we headed off, only to run quickly into heavy traffic. What should be a 5 minute ride turned into much longer, and I started to worry. But, no worries, this is Phils, fella! I was not only on time to T3, but my CP flight was delayed. And delayed. And delayed, finally departing around dusk.

[Goferring]

Has anyone got recent real world travel time from Terminal 3 to 4 during mid day traffic?

I've got 2 1/2 hrs to get from Cebu Pacific International (hand carry baggage only) to departure time to Coron at Terminal 4.

Is this fantasy or do-able??

Google brings up everything from no problem to no way.

[X Man]

You are starting to sound like an angry old woman WR.

Perhaps but the UAE has a thread for stupid questions asked by newbies perhaps you should look at that also. Your FR was odd and confusing plus a Google search plus RTFF would have helped hence the 'extraneous" (not sure what this means in the context it was written).

Sometime newbies need to learn that RTFF and other search engines are faster, less hassle and way les 'extraneous' than asking a question in the same vein that your FR was.

And so many search engines for consolidating airfares.

You are a manager Nob Traveler and if you don't know the meaning of that word in the context of this board, suggest you RTFF as many have given a definition.

[Noob Traveller]

Don't be too dispirited by a couple of the responses that you got. Some of the folks on this forum are as useless as a cock flavored lollipop and have way too much time on their hands. As for your question, I am no expert since I normally do not fly out of the US but I would suggest reaching out to US travel agents located in areas where there are a large numbers of Filipinos. Daly City south of San Francisco comes to mind. These businesses may get you the best deal going to the PI even if you don't fly out of SFO. Let us know how it goes.

Oh, don't I know it. That Wicked Roger there is the archetype of the monger who gives the whole lot a bad name. It was the same deal on the American monger forum as well. You've made a good first impression by being mature and not silly with random, digression-based jokes that don't get anyone anywhere, and I thank you for that.

Now, I'd be flying out of SW International in Ft Myers. There aren't too many travel agents around me, and those that are tend to be all about the state themselves or Europe for obvious reasons. It was easy enough getting to Brazil and Latin America (wonder if I should do reports on that), but the PI has always evaded me. Like a carrot dangled in front of. Something that eats carrots. I guess I'll have to hit the grind and see what I can find.

Thanks again for not being so dramatic. Just two grown men having a chat about info. Seems there are less and less of them these days.

[Member #4566]

But yes, let's turn it down some. We're all on the same team here. No need for all that extraneous.

Don't be too dispirited by a couple of the responses that you got. Some of the folks on this forum are as useless as a cock flavored lollipop and have way too much time on their hands. As for your question, I am no expert since I normally do not fly out of the US but I would suggest reaching out to US travel agents located in areas where there are a large numbers of Filipinos. Daly City south of San Francisco comes to mind. These businesses may get you the best deal going to the PI even if you don't fly out of SFO. Let us know how it goes.

[Wicked Roger]

But yes, let's turn it down some. We're all on the same team here. No need for all that extraneous.

Perhaps but the UAE has a thread for stupid questions asked by newbies perhaps you should look at that also. Your FR was odd and confusing plus a Google search plus RTFF would have helped hence the 'extraneous" (not sure what this means in the context it was written).

Sometime newbies need to learn that RTFF and other search engines are faster, less hassle and way les 'extraneous' than asking a question in the same vein that your FR was.

And so many search engines for consolidating airfares.

You are a manager Nob Traveler and if you don't know the meaning of that word in the context of this board, suggest you RTFF as many have given a definition.

[Noob Traveller]

But yes, let's turn it down some. We're all on the same team here. No need for all that extraneous.

[Roll Aides]

Can you imagine that? Asking for airfare info and not even specifying the departure city. I was thinking of giving him airfare from the Falkland Islands. I think it's damn funny people are offering airfares based on guesses of his location. Appears the IM force has chosen to accept this impossible mission.

But why is no one telling him about the return flight???

Maybe it's like trying to get out of New Jersey…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnDpckMBdUU

[Hutsori]

Goodmorning, MrPhelps.

Too funny, Huts but you are right as usual. NT, what city are you departing from? Geez. And what bank do you work for? I want to make sure I don't use it. Flights from LA or SanFrancisco range $750-1300 depending on when you buy.

Can you imagine that? Asking for airfare info and not even specifying the departure city. I was thinking of giving him airfare from the Falkland Islands. I think it's damn funny people are offering airfares based on guesses of his location. Appears the IM force has chosen to accept this impossible mission.

But why is no one telling him about the return flight???

[D Cups]

[QUOTE=Hutsori;1908431 Good morning, Mr Phelps. Too funny, Huts but you are right as usual. NT, what city are you departing from? Geez. And what bank do you work for? I want to make sure I don't use it. Flights from LA or San Francisco range $750 - 1300 depending on when you buy.

[Golfinho]

Cebu Pacific Hong Kong to Clark is about USD50.

Only when purchased well in advance. Closer to departure date and fare much higher.

[BrainDrain]

The cheapest airfares to the Phils would probably be from places like Singapore or KL.

Cebu Pacific Hong Kong to Clark is about USD50.

[AussieGaigin]

The cheapest airfares to the Phils would probably be from places like Singapore or KL.