HOW TO GET THERE

You are compelled to take the plane when you visit Batanes from mainland Luzon. There a number of flights from Manila Domestic Airport to Batanes weekly. One can likewise fly from Manila to Tuguegarao City in Cagayan province and, from there, take a chartered eight-seater plane to Basco.

FLIGHT SCHEDULE (as of March 2009)

ZestAir
Manila-Basco-Manila (1.20 hours)
Monday-Wednesday-Friday
Leaves Manila 0530H / Arrives Basco 0650H
Leaves Basco 0715H / Arrives Manila 0830H
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Southeast Asia Airlines (SEAir)
Manila-Basco-Manila (1.20 hours)
Daily
Leaves Manila 0540H / Arrives Basco 0715H
Leaves Basco 0735H / Arrives Manila 0900H
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Chemtrad Aviation
Tuguegarao-Basco-Tuguegarao
Basco-Itbayat-Basco
Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays

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Batanes Airlines
Tuguegarao-Basco-Tuguegarao
Basco-Itbayat-Basco
Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays

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Starting March 2009, a passenger vessel will ferry passengers twice weekly from Batanes to two points in northern Luzon using an 80-seater passenger seacraft. Travel time: 9 hours.

MISUBI Sea Transportation Cooperative
Basco to Sta. Ana, Cagayan (Fare: PHP 2,500)
Basco to Currimao (Fare: PHP 2,200)
Twice a week
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