Service· Mactan· Philippines

Mactan Wharf Ferries to Cebu City

10° 19.7′ N · 123° 58.5′ E

Small passenger ferries shuttle from the Mactan wharf beside the yacht club across the channel to Pier 3 in downtown Cebu - faster than the bridge traffic.

Practical

Coordinates are Mactan Wharf in OpenStreetMap. Metro Ferry runs every 20 minutes from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm (about 20 PHP); Topline Express runs every 30 minutes from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm (about 25 PHP, 30 minutes) per Wikivoyage - verify locally. Pier 3 is a short walk from the Carbon Market and Magellan's Cross. Cruisers anchored off the yacht club also take the dinghy up the river or land on the Lapu-Lapu shore for free (Kundalini, 2021).

Best for

Getting to downtown Cebu without a taxi