Antique: How to get there?

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By air, Philippine Airlines flies to Iloilo City four times daily.   After the hour flight, one can go to Antique by land.  By sea, San Jose in Antique is a 20 hour trip to Manila, with ships leaving twice a week.

TRANSPORTATION

To Palawan:

Check ferry schedules leaving San Jose for Cuyo, Araceli (Dumaran Island), Roxas (Palawan), Puerto Princesa (usually every second Mon.) as this is often disrupted and the ferry frequently runs a day or more late.  Fortunately cargo/passenger launches also link San Jose with Palawan about twice a week.  It's sometimes necessary to change boats at Cuyo. These crossings are slower than the ferry but allow more time in small island communities.  It takes 28 hours from Manila to Puerto Princesa , Palawan via Cuyo. If you're in Boracay, its difficult to get information on which Mon.  the ferry will leave San Jose unless you happen to meet a traveler who has just arrived from Palawan. It's best just to go to San Jose when you're ready, and if the ferry isn't about to leave, look for a cargo/passenger launch crossing to Cuyo or the Palawan mainland. Check the wharf each day for signs of departure.

By bus

Buses leave San Jose hourly for Iloilo City (takes 2½ hours). Buses and jeepneys go up the coast from San Jose,; some buses go through to Kalibo.  At Pandan, the road branches to Libertad/Malay and to Nabas/Kalibo. For Boracay, it's quicker to cut across to Nabas rather than follow the coast around; wait at the junction south of Nabas for a Kalibo-Caticlan vehicle.

*The following are the distances in kilometers from Luneta,Manila (0 km) to a particular municipality in Antique.

*Source:  Department of Public Works and Highways -- Phils.