Cagayan de Oro is accessible by land, air and sea
transportation.
By Land
There are three integrated bus and jeepney
terminals, which offer regular land trips:
Agora
Integrated Bus Terminal offers regular land trips to and from Gingoog, Bukidnon,
Kabacan, North Cotabato, Butuan, Surigao (in the Caraga region), Davao,
Tacurong and Balingoan (ferry going for Camiguin).
Eastbound-Gusa
Jeepney Terminal offers
regular land trips to and from eastern towns of Misamis Oriental, Camp Philips,
Libona and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon.
Westbound-Bulua
Integrated Bus and Jeepney Terminal offers regular land trips to and from western towns
of Misamis Oriental including Laguindingan and El Salvador, Iligan, Marawi,
Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Dipolog, Pagadian, Zamboanga and some parts of western
Mindanao.
By Air
Lumbia Airport, often called as Cagayan de Oro Airport caters
domestic flights to and from Manila, Cebu and Davao. From Manila, it is an hour
and fifteen minutes away by plane and from Cebu is about forty-five minutes
away.
Lumbia Airport is currently the second-busiest airport in Mindanao,
classified as a trunkline airport, or a major commercial domestic airport by
the Air Transportation Office (ATO).
The domestic airport is set
to be replaced by the larger Laguindingan International Airport, currently
under construction in the Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, some
46 kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro.
The airport accommodates
airline carriers Cebu Pacific Air, Zest Airways, Air Philippines and Philippine
Airlines. They all serve regular flights to and from Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and
Davao.
By Sea
Cagayan de
Oro seaports have the shortest distance to the major ports in the Visayas
and Luzon, thus making such ports the favorite exit of people and cargo coming
from various points in Mindanao.
The City has one government ort and five private
ports, namely: Baseport (government) in Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro Oil
Mill in Tablon, Caltex Phil., Inc. in Bugo, Del Monte Phils., Inc. in Bugo, and
Pilipinas Shell/Petron in Puntod.
The Baseport serves regular trips to and from
Manila, Cebu, Tagbilaran, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo and Jagna, Bohol. It is
the busiest seaport in the Philippines which accommodates vessels from Sulpicio
Lines, Negros Navigation, Supper Ferry, Cebu Ferries, Gothong Lines and Trans-Asia
Shipping Lines.
Getting Around
Taxis, jeepneys, multi-cabs and the motorelas (similar
to Thailand's tuk-tuk) are the main mode of land transportation within the
city.
White and yellow colored air-conditioned taxis with
meters installed, and car rentals are also available.
Jeepneys and multicabs are perfectly safe during the
day and cost only a tenth of a taxi ride. If they don't take you where you
meant to go, then you can take one to a large hub, where you can continue with
another one. Try to find a full one, since an empty one will wait for more
passengers.
Motorelas are slow but you don't have to wait long
for them to fill with passengers. They travel set routes, but will give you
custom service for a negotiated price. For more about motorelas, continue
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