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Visayas ferries

The busiest water in the country. Cebu, Bohol, Negros and Panay are stitched together by fastcraft and RORO all day.

137
crossings
38
ports
13
operators

Islands here sit close enough that most crossings are measured in minutes rather than nights, and the region carries more of them than the rest of the country put together: 122 routes between 48 ports, worked by 13 lines. Cebu is the centre of it, tied to more crossings than any other Philippine port, with Tagbilaran on Bohol two hours off and Tubigon and Getafe closer still. Where the roads meet water the ships carry vehicles: San Carlos to Toledo links Negros to Cebu, and the hop between Dumaguete and Siquijor is under an hour either way. OceanJet and Lite Ferries hold the widest fast-craft and roll-on/roll-off networks between them.

Crossings

Every crossing in the Visayas

Busiest first. A crossing that leaves the Visayas for somewhere else is listed on both sides, because you could be standing at either end of it.

Ports

Ports in the Visayas

Ordered by how many crossings touch each one.

Who sails here

Operators

Every line with a published departure in this water, by how many sailings a week it runs.

Ferries in the Visayas: common questions

How many ferry routes are there in the Visayas?
137 crossings with a published timetable start or end in the Visayas, between 38 ports. Each has its own page with the full timetable and fares.
What is the busiest ferry route in the Visayas?
Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City, with 217 sailings a week on the current timetable, run by Metro Ferry.
What is the shortest ferry crossing in the Visayas?
Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City, at about 30 minutes. The longest listed is Davao City to Iloilo, at about 55 hours.
Which ferry companies operate in the Visayas?
13 lines publish sailings here. The largest by sailings a week are OceanJet, Lite Ferries, FastCat and Metro Ferry, followed by 9 smaller operators.
What is the cheapest ferry in the Visayas?
The lowest published passenger fare is ₱35, on Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City. Fares are as the operators publish them; check the operator's price for your day.