Flights to Boracay
Quickest Way to Travel

Airline flights to Boracay are currently the quickest and most efficient means of transport available going to Boracay.

At present, six major airlines serve the routes to Boracay — either to the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan, Malay Municipality or to the bigger airport in Kalibo, Aklan, the capital of Aklan Province.

Larger jet planes can only land at the Kalibo Airport (classified as an international gateway) due to the smaller runways in the Caticlan airport, which can only accommodate smaller jets and propeller-driven aircraft.

Important note for international passengers

There are four major entry points into the Philippines from overseas:

• Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila;
• Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu;
• Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Angeles City, Pampanga;
• Subic Bay International Airport in Subic, Zambales.

Flights to Boracay for International Passengers

If you are an international passenger bound for Boracay, Manila is the common starting point.

Here you catch a connecting flight to Boracay via either Kalibo or Caticlan in Panay Island.

However, the other international airports in Cebu and Pampanga also have flights to Boracay via these two towns.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has exclusive use of Terminal 2, the "Centennial Terminal" of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

PAL uses the North Wing for its international flights and the South Wing for its own and its sister company, Air Philippines' domestic flights.

International flights of all other airlines use NAIA Terminal 1.

Connecting flights either to Kalibo or Caticlan depart from the Manila Domestic Airport, which is around 2 km north of NAIA.

Airport shuttle buses carry passengers across to the Domestic Airport from NAIA.

Flights to Boracay: Manila/Cebu to Caticlan

The Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan is the closest airport to Boracay Island.

Caticlan is a barangay in the Municipality of Malay in Panay Island.

It is just a short distance (~1km) to the Caticlan Jetty Port.

Only propeller-driven and small passenger jet planes can land at the Caticlan airstrip due to limited landing facilities.

There are currently four airlines servicing the Manila-Caticlan route on a regular basis.

Air Philippines

Air Philippines is one of the major domestic carriers servicing the Manila-Caticlan route.

It recently acquired three Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft which will provide service between Manila and Caticlan.

Daily flights to service this route will start from December 15, 2007.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-551-7991
Fax: +63-2-551-7881
Email: tktg.msg@airphilippines.com.ph
Website: »» www.airphils.com

Asian Spirit

Asian Spirit is based in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

The airline started operations in April 1996. Asian Spirit has the distinction of being the first scheduled airline to serve Boracay.

They operate scheduled daily flights to Boracay via Caticlan. Asian Spirit offer cheap airfares to students with their Student Boracay Package.

This package can be as low as PhP5,999 inclusive of Round trip ticket, surcharges, hotel accommodation and breakfast and government tax.

They also offer cheap plane fares through the Employees Boracay Package.

This package is as low as PhP6,599 inclusive of round trip ticket, surcharges, hotel accommodation and breakfast and government tax.

The regular Manila-Caticlan economy fare is currently set at PhP2,790 one-way.

Only Asian Spirit and South East Asian Airlines, at the moment, have scheduled daily flights from Cebu to Caticlan.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-855-3333
Email: tours@asianspirit.com
Website: »» www.asianspirit.com

Interisland Airlines

Interisland Airlines is also based in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

They operate two 36-seater, Yak-40, 3-engine jet aircraft in their scheduled daily flights to Caticlan.

At the moment, they are the only passenger airline flying jet aircraft directly to Caticlan.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-852-8010
Fax: +63-2-522-4795
Email: info@interislandairlines.com
Website: »» www.interislandairlines.com

South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR)

South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) is an airline based in Pampanga, Philippines.

SEAIR operates nine 19-seater and three 32-seater German built Dornier 328s in its scheduled daily flights to Caticlan.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-849-0100
Email: tickets@flyseair.com
Website: »» http://flyseaair.com

Airport Transfers to Boracay

There are many motorized tricycles waiting at the Caticlan airport to take you to the jetty port.

Travel time on the tricycles is only a few minutes.

If baggage is not a problem, you can just as well walk to the jetty port.

Enjoy the sea breeze and the exercise -- barring unpleasant weather conditions.

Caticlan Jetty Port

The jetty port at Caticlan is your access point into Boracay Island.

From there you ride on motorized outrigger boats or "bancas" to cross the Tabon Strait.

This strait separates Boracay Island from the mainland of Panay.

Read Crossing Tabon Strait.

Flights to Boracay: Manila/Cebu to Kalibo

An alternative air route to Boracay is via the airport in Kalibo, Aklan Province.

Major airlines including Cebu Pacific Air and Philippine Airlines have large passenger jets flying daily from Manila to Kalibo Airport.

Only Cebu Pacific Air has scheduled daily flights from Cebu to Kalibo.

Cebu Pacific Air

Cebu Pacific Air is a low-cost airline based in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines.

It is the Philippines' second national flag carrier, and currently the country's leading domestic airline.

Cebu Pacific operates scheduled domestic and international services.

Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, with a hub at Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-702-0888
Email: ceb.reservation@cebupacificair.com
Website: »» www.cebupacificair.com

Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines is the national airline of the Philippines.

It is the first commercial airline in Asia and the oldest of those currently in operation.

Philippine Airlines flies both domestic and international flights.

Its main hub is at the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Manila.

All of its flights, both domestic and international, originate from the Centennial Terminal 2.

Contact:

Phone: +63-2-818-0111
Email: webmgr@pal.com.ph
Website: »» www.philippineairlines.com

Flights to Boracay: Angeles City to Caticlan/Kalibo

South East Asian Airlines has scheduled daily flights from the Clark International Airport in Angeles City to Caticlan.

Cebu Pacific Air flies daily to Clark, Pampanga, but has connecting flights to Kalibo only during Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Buses, vans or jeepneys waiting at the Kalibo Airport will transport passengers from the airport to the Caticlan Jetty Port.

The land trip usually takes between 1-1/2 hours to 2 hours.

Read Crossing Tabon Strait.