Tacloban

Tacloban is a city in Eastern Visayas and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of Tacloban.

By plane


Cebu Pacific flies from Manila using an Airbus A320 jet, while its regional carrier Cebgo flies from Cebu using turboprop aircraft. PAL Express flies from Manila and Cebu using jets and turboprops, respectively. Philippines AirAsia has flights from Manila or Clark using jets.

By ferry
There are no passenger ferries to or from Tacloban, but you can take a bus or van to Ormoc port, Baybay port or Naval port then get a ferry to Cebu City from there.

By bus

 * There are buses going to Manila via Catbalogan, Calbayog, Sorsogon, Legazpi City, Naga, Lucena, and to Davao and Cagayan de Oro via Surigao and Butuan.
 * There are small buses going from Tacloban to Naval, Sogod, Maasin, Baybay, and Ormoc.
 * Long-distance buses arrive at the Tacloban Bus Terminal, 2 km from downtown.

Get around

 * There are many ways to get from the airport to all over Tacloban City, especially downtown, which is where most of the fun and excitement happens.
 * Jeepneys are the cheapest way to get from the airport to downtown and cost an average of for a one way trip downtown, for a taxi or pedicab you are looking at ; if asked for more, then you are being ripped off.
 * For visitors not familiar with the city, you hire a tricycle to get to your destination. It costs around per ride.
 * Taxis operate from the airport to any part of the city. MLHuillier Taxi have the most cars. Taxi service is now available from the hotel to fetch you to the airport or any destination within the city and sub-urban towns around Tacloban at a higher price. For pick-up from downtown hotels in Tacloban to the airport, the standard price is . More than this amount is above the norm. Be prepared with the exact amount as drivers may not always have loose change. When wanting taxi service at your hotel, ask the front desk, they have contacts with taxi operators and drivers. For out-of-city points, prices are negotiable.
 * Jeepneys are the cheapest way to travel all around the city. Although confusing at first, it may take you a while to adjust to the directions and the naming of the different sections of the city, if in doubt ask a local since everyone is very willing to help.
 * When walking around the city, crossing the streets, intersections, observe traffic rules as the city imposes its anti-jaywalking ordinance. Some tourists and visitors who are used to the indifference of pedestrians in other cities in the Philippines, Tacloban could be a different place for them. The feel of the city is not as urbanized as in other highly urbanized cities in the Philippines. So every visitor and locals alike who come from rural towns may mistakenly take for granted traffic rules. There is a tendency to disregard the local ordinances.

Connect
The international telephone country code for the Philippines is 63. The area code for Tacloban is 53.

Hospital

 * Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center. Senator Enage Street. Phone 53-3213129. (DOH Hospital).

Immigration office

 * Bureau of Immigration Tacloban office. Kanhuraw Hill. Magsaysay Blvd. phone 053-3256004.

Go next

 * Naval
 * Ormoc
 * Baybay
 * Maasin
 * Sogod
 * Calbayog
 * Catbalogan
 * Borongan
 * Guiuan
 * Catarman
 * Palo
 * Basey
 * Marabut