Driving from Manila to Vigan...any tips?

[Gumusut_Amige]

Mga sirs, we are planning to go to Vigan next week, mga ilang oras normally to Vigan by car from Manila?

Kung mangagaling ng Maynila ng mga 8/9pm, saan ang recommended stop over?

Mga 6 to 7 hours drive yan pag gabi.

Recommended toilet/meal breaks area...
- NLEX
- Rosario LU gas stations
- San Fernando LU gas stations (Petron)/Jollibee
- Candon IS gas stations/Jollibee

Recommended cheaper gas stations...
- Seaoil Damortis LU
- Seaoil Bauang LU
- Centrum Bauang LU
Thereafter, as you go farther north the higher the price.



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[BratPAQ]

use San Fernando by-pass road sa La Union. mas maikli sa Manila North Road.

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[forrester_2010]

Mga 6 to 7 hours drive yan pag gabi.

Recommended toilet/meal breaks area...
- NLEX
- Rosario LU gas stations
- San Fernando LU gas stations (Petron)/Jollibee
- Candon IS gas stations/Jollibee

Recommended cheaper gas stations...
- Seaoil Damortis LU
- Seaoil Bauang LU
- Centrum Bauang LU
Thereafter, as you go farther north the higher the price.



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Thanks for the recommendation...

[forrester_2010]

use San Fernando by-pass road sa La Union. mas maikli sa Manila North Road.

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Thanks a lot...

[forrester_2010]

Kung ako, will take me about 7 hrs from manila to Vigan. Tatlo lang yung alam ko na safe sa gabi, First is NLEX gas stations. Then yung mga gas stations after Pepsi rosario plant, and last is yung 24hrs McDo sa Candon.

Thanks sir. Will take note of this...

[Gumusut_Amige]

Thanks for the recommendation...

Add ko lang... beware sa mga road works sa Bauang LU. Meron rough patches dito dahil ginawang isang lane yung road shoulder.

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[sientobente]

Hi, can anyone share an itinerary that we can use going to vigan and pagudpod? Planning to go there in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

[Lew_Alcindor]

Kung wala ka karelyebo sa pagmamaneho, dala ka ng red bull (in can, wag in bottle).

[miked]

Hi, can anyone share an itinerary that we can use going to vigan and pagudpod? Planning to go there in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

mas maganda po siguro kung unahin po ninyong magpunta ng ilocos norte (bangui, burgos, pagudpud, etc) at magstay dun for the first day.

pagpunta ng vigan e dadaanan na yung laoag, batac, paoay, etc....

on your way back home e yung ilocos sur na (vigan, etc.). yung iba kasi nagpapagabi na sa vigan para sa dancing light/fountain sa park at para makita ang kagandahan ng calle crisologo sa gabi. maari din magstay for the night na sa vigan. kinabukasan e byahe na pauwi.

[sientobente]

mas maganda po siguro kung unahin po ninyong magpunta ng ilocos norte (bangui, burgos, pagudpud, etc) at magstay dun for the first day.

pagpunta ng vigan e dadaanan na yung laoag, batac, paoay, etc....

on your way back home e yung ilocos sur na (vigan, etc.). yung iba kasi nagpapagabi na sa vigan para sa dancing light/fountain sa park at para makita ang kagandahan ng calle crisologo sa gabi. maari din magstay for the night na sa vigan. kinabukasan e byahe na pauwi.

Thanks for the advice. This is something to really consider. I hope others can also chime in.

[RC-V]

Hi, can anyone share an itinerary that we can use going to vigan and pagudpod? Planning to go there in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

You might want to check and see the Marcos Musuem in Batac, just 5mins drive from the Main road.
Tapos merienda na din ng famous Batac Empanada. Another 2 minute drive from Marcos Museum.

[sientobente]

Went to Vigan-Laoag-Pagudpud-Baguio last week. Waze is spot on. Masyado lang traffic ngayong season kasi ang daming construction from La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. The usual 10 or 11 hour trip, inabot kami ng 14 hours, well kasama na stop over lunch, going from Manila to Pagudpud.

Also not happy with Pagudpud. It is over-rated. Stayed at supposedly their most popular resort, Hannah's, but was disappointed the rooms. For the price, di sulit. Tapos yung tubig nila galing sa faucet may halong saltwater. Dami pang ipis sa room. Worse than a 3rd-rate motel.

What we enjoyed was the Laoag and Vigan. Nagstay lang kami sa Baguio on our last 2 days kasi we love the weather there. Overall, I would not go back or recommend Pagudpud. Vigan at Laoag pwede pa.

[miked]

Went to Vigan-Laoag-Pagudpud-Baguio last week. Waze is spot on. Masyado lang traffic ngayong season kasi ang daming construction from La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. The usual 10 or 11 hour trip, inabot kami ng 14 hours, well kasama na stop over lunch, going from Manila to Pagudpud.

Also not happy with Pagudpud. It is over-rated. Stayed at supposedly their most popular resort, Hannah's, but was disappointed the rooms. For the price, di sulit. Tapos yung tubig nila galing sa faucet may halong saltwater. Dami pang ipis sa room. Worse than a 3rd-rate motel.

What we enjoyed was the Laoag and Vigan. Nagstay lang kami sa Baguio on our last 2 days kasi we love the weather there. Overall, I would not go back or recommend Pagudpud. Vigan at Laoag pwede pa.

Maraming homestay po dun na di hamak mas cost effective at malinis pa kumpara sa hannahs. Di nyo ba niresearxh mga yun sir?

[RC-V]

We where there last Sunday all afternoon. Stayed at the cottage managed by Punta Azul Beach Resort.
Sa Hannahs dati fee nya 50php pwede pumasok, magtour, picture and use their pool now it's 100 per head.

Yung kay Farinas sa bungad dunno if you could use their pool or for guest only.

[Ge_1974]

Try to use San Fernando By Pass Road (Alternate Route) - especially kung Week end para di kau ma traffic.

[yebo]

Went to Vigan-Laoag-Pagudpud-Baguio last week. Waze is spot on. Masyado lang traffic ngayong season kasi ang daming construction from La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. The usual 10 or 11 hour trip, inabot kami ng 14 hours, well kasama na stop over lunch, going from Manila to Pagudpud.

Also not happy with Pagudpud. It is over-rated. Stayed at supposedly their most popular resort, Hannah's, but was disappointed the rooms. For the price, di sulit. Tapos yung tubig nila galing sa faucet may halong saltwater. Dami pang ipis sa room. Worse than a 3rd-rate motel.

What we enjoyed was the Laoag and Vigan. Nagstay lang kami sa Baguio on our last 2 days kasi we love the weather there. Overall, I would not go back or recommend Pagudpud. Vigan at Laoag pwede pa.

when we first went there at hannah's in march 2011 it was still ok, though one complaint was the water supply was cut off several times due to a faulty water pump. not too many people (maybe less than 50), beach was very nice, we were well attended to (kasi nga wala halos tao). when we returned in january last year disappointed na. beach was crowded already. the price of their rooms had also gone up, bathroom was not as clean as before (not dirty but you know what a clean bathroom is). even the "paluto" at the left side of hannah's had disappeared. punong puno na. may karaoke pa pag gabi so no, never going back.

[sientobente]

Maraming homestay po dun na di hamak mas cost effective at malinis pa kumpara sa hannahs. Di nyo ba niresearxh mga yun sir?

Our first choice was Casa Consuelo, it was rated highly in tripadvisor, unfortunately fully booked na siya, and when we went there nasa dulo siya with hardly any usable beach front. Hannah's lang yung maganda ang beach front. Then at night, the power got cut off 2x. Nung tinanong ko yung guard, sabi nila madalas raw mangyari yun. And yung ipis sa Hannah's, yung lumilipad pa!

[sientobente]

Try to use San Fernando By Pass Road (Alternate Route) - especially kung Week end para di kau ma traffic.

I actually find the city of San Fernando nice, looks like Baguio and ganun din ang traffic. When it directed us to the bypass road, traffic na din ang naabutan namin, siguro best bet is really madaling araw umalis para iwas tricycle and volume of vehicles.

[sientobente]

when we first went there at hannah's in march 2011 it was still ok, though one complaint was the water supply was cut off several times due to a faulty water pump. not too many people (maybe less than 50), beach was very nice, we were well attended to (kasi nga wala halos tao). when we returned in january last year disappointed na. beach was crowded already. the price of their rooms had also gone up, bathroom was not as clean as before (not dirty but you know what a clean bathroom is). even the "paluto" at the left side of hannah's had disappeared. punong puno na. may karaoke pa pag gabi so no, never going back.

*sigh* that was the pagudpud i was expecting. too bad, magulo na nga siya ngayon.

[cardict]

Any update on this,will go there for two days,with one night stay on any suggested cozy but affordable inn,any tips

Try to use San Fernando By Pass Road (Alternate Route) - especially kung Week end para di kau ma traffic.