How to Get to Boracay Island
This is part of my
Solo-Backpacking in Boracay
From metro manila going to the
airport, here’s what I always do, you can visit this link: How to get to the
Airport. So, beside Kalibo International
Airport, there are different modes of transportation that you can choose going
to the Jetty Port – which is the entry point going to Boracay island. I can suggest, you can ask the guards on duty
at the airport if where you can take their public utility vehicles to the port.
Buses and vans bound for Jetty Port can be found near the main entrance of the
airport.
But, during my trip to Boracay,
after deplaning, all the passengers proceeded to the exit point. Since I don’t
have any check-in baggage, I walked directly to EXIT area, and then a lot of
drivers with uniforms were there waiting for their passengers. While standing
and texting near the exit, one driver approached me if where’s my destination,
so I briefly answered “to the Jetty Port.” Then he asked if how many are we
going to the port, then I answered back “I am only one.” He explained to me
that he’s waiting for his passengers and I can be one of his passengers in his
trip to Jetty Port. Since it was already
6PM, I grabbed that trip. Our trip was
more than an hour from the airport to the Jetty Port and I paid 200 pesos.
I got off the van just few meters
from Jetty Port’s main entrance and at the left side of the entrance, you can
find a glass window where you can buy pump boat tickets for only 30 pesos (price
as of June 2013.) If you prefer fast craft or large water vehicles, you can do
that, but each trip is based on their regular schedule. Then, at the main
entrance, you’ll be undergoing to security check and an x-ray scanner for your
baggage. Jetty Port is actually different
from other ports that I’ve been at, because its structure is like a labyrinth. But, no need to worry, you can ask port personnel
inside and you can easily notice the instructions on the walls.
At the seaside area, where it
serves as the parking space of the pump boats, there are boat personnel who are
shouting and ready to help you in stepping and walking on the wooden ramp to
the boat. Travel period from Jetty to
Boracay Port is within 10-15 minutes. I
noticed the life jackets so I think our trip was secured, although the
personnel didn’t let us wear the jackets before sailing.
Then, few meters from Boracay
Port, just a short walk, you can find the tricycle terminal that you can rent
going to your destination (Station 1, 2 & 3) just tell the driver and they
will bring you there with smile; resort shuttles can also be found there. Anyways, I paid 100 pesos going to station 3;
price is higher because I rented the tricycle so I handled that trip, no other
passengers.
