How to Go to Boracay Guide

Here’s a guide on how to go to Boracay for those planning to travel to the paradise island. Visitors can choose to go to Boracay by air through nearby airports, by roll-on roll-off (RORO) ferry, or by land from nearby gateway airports.

The sole gateway to Boracay Island is the Caticlan Jetty Port, which is found in the mainland town of Malay in Aklan Province. There are ferries waiting in the Caticlan Jetty Port that goes to Cagban port in Boracay Island. Passengers will have to pay P50 for the terminal fee, P50 for the environmental fee, and P25 for the ferry ride – a total of P125.

Getting to Boracay by Plane

There is no airport in Boracay because the island is too small to accommodate one. There are two main airports in the mainland that serve Boracay: The Caticlan Airport and the Kalibo Airport

Caticlan Airport also called the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport is located within the town of Malay, so it’s just 5 minutes away from the Caticlan Port. The airlines (and destination route) that operate in the Caticlan Airport include: PAL Express (Manila, Cebu), Cebu Pacific (Manila, Cebu), Zest Airways (Manila), and South East Asian Airlines (Busuanga, Clark, Manila, , Puerto Princesa). Since the runway of the Caticlan Airport is short it can only accommodate small planes, the bigger airplanes from local and international flights land in Kalibo instead.

Kalibo Airport is located in Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan Province, approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes away from Caticlan port by road. The airlines (and destination route) that operate in the Caticlan Airport include: Cebu Pacific (Manila), Philippine Airlines (Manila), and Zest Airways (Manila), Mandarin Airlines (Taipei)

Getting to Boracay by RORO

The Roll-on Roll-off (RORO) ferry system allows travelers to hop from one island in the Philippines to the other in the convenience of their own car or in a bus/van, which in turn is boarded on inter-island transport vessels. Buses that ply the RORO route include Philtranco, Alps, Dimple, Ceres, and Radasco. The whole trip lasts around 13-15 hours and the cost is around P1000+.

Getting to Boracay from Iloilo City

Many tourists travel to Boracay from Iloilo City, the prime urban center of Panay Island. There are many air conditioned buses and L300 vans bound for Caticlan stationed at Tagbak Terminal in Jaro District of Iloilo City. The trip from Iloilo City takes 5 hours and the fare is P180+.

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