Driving to Baguio at Midnight

[runningback]

nissan urvan, 65 liters yata ito.

[testament11]

good day! guys patulong naman 1st time ko aakyat ng baguio. manggaling kami ng las pinas, kung nakafull tank ang gas ko kaya ba yun hanggang baguio? kung hindi man san banda ako dapat mag stop at magpa gas bago umakyat ng baguio?

Rosario, La Union before yun split going up to Baguio via Kennon o Marcos Highway. Gaya nga ng sabi sa isang post dito, tabi-tabi naman ang mga gas stations doon. More or less pagdating mo doon ay more than half na ang naubos mo, depende sa driving style.

[frake]

Very informative. aakyat din kami ng family ko (wife and 2 kids) later after midnight siguro. We'll be coming from Bacoor and first time to use our '05 Ford Escape. Any tips and advices you guys want to share for a first timer? is it advisable to turn off the over drive?

thanks!

[vinj]

Very informative. aakyat din kami ng family ko (wife and 2 kids) later after midnight siguro. We'll be coming from Bacoor and first time to use our '05 Ford Escape. Any tips and advices you guys want to share for a first timer? is it advisable to turn off the over drive?

thanks!

I often drive up at night... For now, just keep good vision of the road as there are road cuts (portions between newly concreted parts and old asphalt parts in the construction areas that will jar your suspension badly if you don't slow down. These are mainly in the Pangasinan area of Mc Arthur highway. I'd suggest you do a bathroom stop on Petron Lakeshore (after NLEX San Fernando exit) then deretso SCTEX - TPLEX to Paniqui na yan.

Kennon is okay to take now.

[kapitan88]

anyone experienced TPLEX at night? As soon as I entered this expressway, para akong biglang into deep trance, parang sobra akong inantok, maybe it was the side reflectors and road lines, pero talagang di ko kinaya, i had to munch para lang magising. Masarap mag byahe ng gabi lalo na sa expressway, dahil wala nang radar check. pero dapat iwasan pa din ang mag overspeed, at dapat mas doble ingat dahil kahit awake ka, pwedeng yung iba sa road ang makatulog.

walang traffic; malamig ang weather; walang mga kuliglig/tricycle.

[yebo]

has anyone passed by magilas lately?

last time i passed only part of it, exited tplex at gerona then on to ramos-guimba road then on to pangasinan-nueva ecija road all the way to the corner of petron of the carmen rosales-san jose road, where you are supposed to make a left turn going to rosales then right turn again to magilas before rosales. passable naman yung ramos-guimba road although there are some portions that are badly cracked but not jarring. yung pangasinan-nueva ecija road may road repairs pero no traffic at all as the portions are short and the road is wide. ang di ko alam yung from rosales all the way to binalonan.

[vinj]

has anyone passed by magilas lately?

last time i passed only part of it, exited tplex at gerona then on to ramos-guimba road then on to pangasinan-nueva ecija road all the way to the corner of petron of the carmen rosales-san jose road, where you are supposed to make a left turn going to rosales then right turn again to magilas before rosales. passable naman yung ramos-guimba road although there are some portions that are badly cracked but not jarring. yung pangasinan-nueva ecija road may road repairs pero no traffic at all as the portions are short and the road is wide. ang di ko alam yung from rosales all the way to binalonan.

I took it going from Baguio to Manila last December. Rosales to Binalonan is okay and much better than driving from Urdaneta to Binalonan with the roadworks ongoing. The bad part was from Pura to Guimba (cracked up yung road) but it was still bearable if you keep your speed in check or you have a car with big tyres. Entered TPLEX at Gerona.

TPLEX at night is okay especially with the side reflectors (and no speed limit that time i passed)... had a hard time cleaning off all the bugs from the Hiace nose though.

[kasper]

^

Yan ang galing Nueva Viscaya na route di ba? A friend in Nueva Viscaya is suggesting I come visit his place and take that route going up Baguio.

Parang drive above the clouds daw. Looking at it over google maps, nakakalula nga ...

Yes. Maganda rin ang kalsada. Mababait pa ang locals. Sesenyasan ka kung safe mag overtake.

[theshepherd]

First time to drive up to baguio later tonight using the new vios. Nalilito pa kung kennon or marcos ang dadaanan.

Peace out!

[CVT]

Go for Marcos Hiway for now bro. Less complication; more predictable....