Travel Guide & FAQ

The most common route is:

• Cebu North Bus Terminal → Hagnaya Port (San Remigio)
• Hagnaya Port → Santa Fe Port (Bantayan Island)
• Travel by road to your final destination: Santa Fe / Bantayan Town / Madridejos

This route is consistently recommended across traveler threads and transport guides.

Not directly by sea from Cebu City in the usual tourist route.

You typically must go: Cebu → Hagnaya → Santa Fe → Madridejos (by land)

DIY is easiest and safest:

• Bus from Cebu North Bus Terminal → Hagnaya Port
• Ferry → Santa Fe Port
• Tricycle or local transport to hotel

Booking online is easier now via Barkota (when tickets are listed).

From Cebu North Bus Terminal (NBT).

Typical travel time:

• 3 hours (ideal/no traffic)
• 4–5+ hours (realistic, peak traffic)

Rome2Rio lists ~3 hours for the bus portion, but travelers should buffer time.

Multiple sources cite:

• First trips around 4:00 AM
• Departures roughly every ~20 minutes (varies by day)

This is one reason many travelers choose Bantayan: transport is frequent.

Travelers discuss late/overnight travel, and older TripAdvisor advice says provincial Cebu buses operate 24/7, but in practice the safest plan is still: travel early morning.

Yes. Ferry schedules change due to:

• Weather
• Demand / load
• Mechanical/service conditions
• Temporary suspensions and resumptions

Super Shuttle Ferry has posted schedule guidance and resumption notices on Facebook.

Recommended (most up-to-date + bookable sources):

• Super Shuttle Ferry official schedule page
• Barkota booking for Super Shuttle Ferry
• Barkota route schedule pages (date-based listing)

Many listings state travel time around 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on sea conditions and vessel.

Example published fare: ₱330 for Super Shuttle Ferry (check latest upon booking).

Yes, especially during:

• Weekends
• Holidays
• Summer / peak season

Barkota encourages early booking and mentions limited tickets.

Most realistic range is: 5–8 hours total

Breakdown:

• Cebu → Hagnaya bus: 3–5 hrs
• Waiting/transfer time: 0.5–2 hrs
• Ferry: ~1–1.5 hrs
• Santa Fe → hotel / Madridejos: 0.5–1.5 hrs

Reddit travelers frequently warn the total journey can be 5–6 hours+ even when everything goes smoothly.

The biggest reasons:

• Cebu traffic delays
• Ferry waiting time / missed ferry
• High demand (fully booked trips)
• Weather / sea conditions
• Slow island transport transfers

Route:

• Airport → Cebu North Bus Terminal (taxi/Grab)
• North Bus Terminal → Hagnaya Port (bus)
• Hagnaya → Santa Fe Port (ferry)

Many travelers estimate 5 to 7+ hours, depending on bus timing and ferry wait.

Madridejos is at the far northern side of the island. You can take:

• Tricycle / habal-habal
• Multicab / local transport

Estimated travel time: 30–60+ minutes depending on stops and vehicle type.

It's possible without renting a motorbike because:

• Tricycles are common
• Multicabs run routes
• Habal-habal is widely used

But travelers typically find it easier with:

• Scooter rental (if confident riding)

Yes — but it's typically sold as a chartered / special service, not like daily commercial airline routes.

It is operated by Leading Edge Air Services Corp. (LEASCOR) using ATR72 aircraft.

Schedules are not always daily and may change by season and booking availability.

For the latest flight listings, travelers are directed to booking partners such as:

• Travel Visayas Cebu ⇄ Bantayan flight product page

(For public schedule announcements / updates, LEASCOR posts on Facebook.)

Published listing indicates:

• 25–30 minutes flight time
• ~40 minutes duration total

Based on recurring complaints/questions:

• Underestimating Cebu traffic
• Assuming ferries run like metro transport (they don't)
• Not checking updated schedules
• Arriving Hagnaya too late (missing last ferry)
• Planning too tight for airport flight connections

Options:

• Wait for next trip
• Stay overnight near Hagnaya / Cebu
• Book online earlier next time
• Avoid tight connections

Not fully. Schedules change.

Best practice: Verify via official sources:

• Operator schedule page
• Operator Facebook page updates
• Barkota route schedule pages (for that date)

If you need to be in Cebu at a specific time (appointments/airport):

• Bus from Cebu North Bus Terminal to Hagnaya: every ~20 mins starting 4AM
• Ferry Hagnaya → Santa Fe: earliest 2AM, last 4:30PM (Super Shuttle)

• Ferry Santa Fe → Hagnaya: earliest 4AM, last 6:30PM
• Bus Hagnaya → Cebu NBT: frequent throughout the day