Lucena

Lucena is a city in Quezon Province, and the provincial capital.

Understand
Lucena is the administrative capital and economic and educational center of Quezon. It also serves as a major stopover for buses running through the Maharlika Highway, and the major stopover when travelling to Marinduque.

This city served as the capital of Quezon Province since 1901, but while its historical provincial capitol and major government offices are housed here, the city is independently governed from the province.

Get in
Lucena is from Manila, and  from Naga. The city lies along the route of the Maharlika Highway (or Manila South Road throughout Quezon), and is reachable by car, yet driving conditions in the province are not for the faint of heart.

By bus

 * Frequent bus services from Manila are provided by DLTBCo., Jac Liner and JAM Liner. Fares are from and up depending on your starting destination in Manila. All buses are with air-conditioning.
 * Frequent bus services from Manila are provided by DLTBCo., Jac Liner and JAM Liner. Fares are from and up depending on your starting destination in Manila. All buses are with air-conditioning.

To get to the city proper from the terminal, jeepneys with the route Grand Terminal-Lucena City Proper are waiting just 100 m from arrivals.



By train
Philippine National Railways has a station in Lucena for the main line between Manila and Naga, served by a daily regional train from Calamba (as of 2022). Service from Bicol remain suspended.

Get around
The Poblacion district, with streets laid out in a rough grid, is easily explored by foot.

For travel into other parts of the city, there are jeepneys and tricycles.

Do
Lucena's major festival is the Pasayahan sa Lucena, which showcases the relationship of nature and humanity. It is also celebrated as part of the feast of Saint Ferdinand the city's patron. The festivities last a week, between May 23 to 30, and has become a seasonal tourist attraction.

Buy




Stay healthy

 * Quezon Medical Center. Quezon Avenue, www.quezon.gov.ph phone +63 42-7972187.

Cope

 * Bureau of Immigration Lucena Office. 2nd Floor. Quezon Convention Center. Quezon Capitol Compound. phone +63 42-7107109.

Go next

 * Marinduque, island province accessible by ferry.
 * Tayabas, the historical capital of Quezon Province, with a share of its Spanish colonial heritage.
 * Pagbilao, a small town with its surrounding area, has some hidden beaches at an island connected to the mainland through a causeway.