Easiest way to go to baguio from manila

[JohnM]

kudos to vax cert ha... and the LGU and those behind the encoding.. it takes so much effort sa encoding nyan.. minsan di lang natin na appreciate pero mahirap yung records keeping talaga lalo na if you want it to be real time as much as possible.. need pa din kasi talaga ng human intervention dyan

Yung youngest ko mali ang date ng second dose na nakasulat sa card so when I checked Vaxcert walang record. I had to check my messages to confirm the exact date. Ayun nahanap din.

[dr. d]

Yung youngest ko mali ang date ng second dose na nakasulat sa card so when I checked Vaxcert walang record. I had to check my messages to confirm the exact date. Ayun nahanap din.

it's a wonder why simple clerical errors so abound...

[JohnM]

Dear Valued Guest,

●TRAVEL PROTOCOLS AS OF FEBRUARY 17, 2022

[emoji830]︎ Please note that the hotel requires a negative RT PCR Test (72 hours prior to arrival date) or antigen test (24 hours prior to arrival date or onsite testing for Php 500.00) results from tourists coming from ALERT LEVEL 3 areas.

[emoji830]︎Tourists from BLISTT, ALERT LEVEL 1 AND 2 need not to have RT-PCR or antigen test but needs to present full vaccination card.

[emoji830]︎ Kindly secure and present VISITA QR Codes at the Baguio City Border (Marcos Highway).

Should you have other questions, please feel free to let us know.

Thank You and Safe Travels!

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[BratPAQ]

Dear Valued Guest,

●TRAVEL PROTOCOLS AS OF FEBRUARY 17, 2022

[emoji830]︎ Please note that the hotel requires a negative RT PCR Test (72 hours prior to arrival date) or antigen test (24 hours prior to arrival date or onsite testing for Php 500.00) results from tourists coming from ALERT LEVEL 3 areas.

[emoji830]︎Tourists from BLISTT, ALERT LEVEL 1 AND 2 need not to have RT-PCR or antigen test but needs to present full vaccination card.

[emoji830]︎ Kindly secure and present VISITA QR Codes at the Baguio City Border (Marcos Highway).

Should you have other questions, please feel free to let us know.

Thank You and Safe Travels!

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Sir, can you inform me pag pasok mo ng Baguio kung nag hanap ng vaxcert or pwede LGU vaccine card lang? Salamat

[JohnM]

Sir, can you inform me pag pasok mo ng Baguio kung nag hanap ng vaxcert or pwede LGU vaccine card lang? Salamat

Sure. Will update when we get there.

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[JohnM]

Masochista yang nag suggest ng Tuba-Asin Road! That was a workout for both car and driver! First time ko narinig kumayod ang rear tires sa fender! It was fun though. Katuwa yung mga Spanish-era tunnels. It's newly-asphalted din all the way to Neverland.

QR checkpoint is at the TPLEX exit. Sa triage tinanggap naman nila LGU vax cards and didn't have to show them the Vaxcert printouts.

It's raining here now. Idlip muna then explore later.

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[BratPAQ]

Masochista yang nag suggest ng Tuba-Asin Road! That was a workout for both car and driver! First time ko narinig kumayod ang rear tires sa fender! It was fun though. Katuwa yung mga Spanish-era tunnels. It's newly-asphalted din all the way to Neverland.

QR checkpoint is at the TPLEX exit. Sa triage tinanggap naman nila LGU vax cards and didn't have to show them the Vaxcert printouts.

It's raining here now. Idlip muna then explore later.

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Thanks sir. You mentioned QR checkpoint. So they need vaccine card to have QR code? Sadly Las Piñas vaccine card doesn't have QR code. We really need talaga to go to vaccine site again to have my families record transmit to DOH.

[JohnM]

Thanks sir. You mentioned QR checkpoint. So they need vaccine card to have QR code? Sadly Las Piñas vaccine card doesn't have QR code. We really need talaga to go to vaccine site again to have my families record transmit to DOH.

QR meaning the QTP or travel pass that you get from Baguio Visita.

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[BratPAQ]

QR meaning the QTP or travel pass that you get from Baguio Visita.

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Ok sir, thanks.

[mac103]

Driving tidbits from our Baguio trip last long weekend.

Going to Baguio

- Left Sta Rosa, Laguna before 5:30 AM, arrived Baguio 2 PM! (includes a 1 hour stop at PTT SCTEX)

- NLEX RFID tollgates are a scam. Balintawak TP probably 20-car long queue per lane. SCTEX TP more than 1km long queue. No advance signage telling motorists which lanes are RFID and which are cash.

- Never gumana yung autosweep sticker ko with dual easytrip account (which works seamlessly in CALAX). To be fair, mas madali yung failsafe system nila na kailangan lang i-tap yung easytrip card sa reader, unlike sa SLEX na kailangan i-scan ng teller yung QR code on the autosweep card.

- Service stations along NLEX were JAMPACKED. Vehicle queue spilled over to the expressway lanes.

- Exited at TPLEX Rosario, may checkpoint to check your destination before the rotunda.

- Marcos / Aspiras Highway road condition is not good, maingay sa gulong... takatak sound between slabs. Rehab ongoing on lots of sections, expect stop-and-go traffic.

- Final 2km queue sa Baguio border took an hour or more sa uphill section approaching Kia Baguio. RIP sa mga naka manual transmission.

Leaving Baguio

- Kennon Road condition is excellent (way better than Marcos Hwy) except for 1 bridge under construction.

- Avoided TPLEX Rosario TP traffic by exiting Kennon at the Bued River Bypass. Then entered TPLEX at Sison.

- Avoided ~1 hr traffic mess at SCTEX/NLEX junction by exiting at Concepcion, passing via Magalang/Arayat then re-entering NLEX at Mexico. Light Sunday provincial traffic with the usual trikes and 2-wheels. No way of telling if mas mabilis talaga, pero at least hindi sea of red brake lights ang view.

- Surprisingly, after Angeles, traffic was smooth-flowing na even though volume became heavier while nearing NCR.

- Halos di ako dumaan sa innermost lane ng NLEX, it's just marginally faster than the rest of the lanes. Tapos grabe maka-tailgate mga tao, risk of a multiple collision was just too high.

- Seems NLEX management has eliminated dangerous overtaking on the shoulder (especially sa Sta Rita to San Fernando segment) by putting orange cones on the WHOLE length of the expressway.

- Left Baguio at 2:15 PM, arrived Sta Rosa Laguna at 9 PM, including 2 rest breaks.

[jut703]

Went up to Baguio today. I prefer going up on weekdays since there are much, much less people.

Left Petron NLEX at 3:30pm, arrived at the checkpoint at Kia Baguio at 6:30pm. From there to Manor, around 25 min with moderate traffic during Baguio’s weekday rush hour.



As mentioned by other forumers, Marcos Highway was awful as expected. So many slow trucks leading to long queues, really had to use horsepower to overtake otherwise I’d get stuck in a long train. Uneven cement slabs now mixed with lots of construction sites so it really ruins your flow.

Can’t wait for Kennon to reopen to the public. Might just take Tuba-Asin going home to avoid the trucks.

Perhaps the only consolation is the beautiful sunset on the way up:




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[Akky M]

Went up to Baguio today. I prefer going up on weekdays since there are much, much less people.

Left Petron NLEX at 3:30pm, arrived at the checkpoint at Kia Baguio at 6:30pm. From there to Manor, around 25 min with moderate traffic during Baguio’s weekday rush hour.



As mentioned by other forumers, Marcos Highway was awful as expected. So many slow trucks leading to long queues, really had to use horsepower to overtake otherwise I’d get stuck in a long train. Uneven cement slabs now mixed with lots of construction sites so it really ruins your flow.

Can’t wait for Kennon to reopen to the public. Might just take Tuba-Asin going home to avoid the trucks.

Perhaps the only consolation is the beautiful sunset on the way up:




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Nice Baguio view and nice car.

Hoping to convince the family to go back again to sedan [emoji16]. Last time we have a sedan is way back 2004.


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[GTcervan]

Magkano na fuel prices sa baguio? Last time ko jan around mid feb, at least 70 petot na yung 91 octane.

[jut703]

Magkano na fuel prices sa baguio? Last time ko jan around mid feb, at least 70 petot na yung 91 octane.

74-75 for gas, 62 for diesel. Not too far from Manila prices anymore unlike before with 10-12 pesos gap.


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[GTcervan]

74-75 for gas, 62 for diesel. Not too far from Manila prices anymore unlike before with 10-12 pesos gap.


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Ty. Tataas pa siguro yan hehe.

[mac103]

74-75 for gas, 62 for diesel. Not too far from Manila prices anymore unlike before with 10-12 pesos gap.

Cheapest I've seen in central Baguio was 71.60 for Petron XCS on Legarda.

[jut703]

Nice Baguio view and nice car.

Hoping to convince the family to go back again to sedan [emoji16]. Last time we have a sedan is way back 2004.


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Thanks bro. It’s good to have a combo of sedan and SUV. My sedan is much much much more fun to drive than my SUV, though there are places that it makes more sense to bring the SUV.

3 weeks ago I went to Bicol, my sedan would’ve been so bugbog with the trip. But with an SUV sakto lang. For fun roads like Baguio with long highways and paved mountain roads, sedan is the better weapon of choice.


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[ray_noel]

Went up to Baguio today. I prefer going up on weekdays since there are much, much less people.

Left Petron NLEX at 3:30pm, arrived at the checkpoint at Kia Baguio at 6:30pm. From there to Manor, around 25 min with moderate traffic during Baguio’s weekday rush hour.



As mentioned by other forumers, Marcos Highway was awful as expected. So many slow trucks leading to long queues, really had to use horsepower to overtake otherwise I’d get stuck in a long train. Uneven cement slabs now mixed with lots of construction sites so it really ruins your flow.

Can’t wait for Kennon to reopen to the public. Might just take Tuba-Asin going home to avoid the trucks.

Perhaps the only consolation is the beautiful sunset on the way up:




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Indeed, the only consolication is the Nice car. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16] nice photo bruh!


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[StockEngine]

Driving tidbits from our Baguio trip last long weekend.

Going to Baguio

- Left Sta Rosa, Laguna before 5:30 AM, arrived Baguio 2 PM! (includes a 1 hour stop at PTT SCTEX)

- NLEX RFID tollgates are a scam. Balintawak TP probably 20-car long queue per lane. SCTEX TP more than 1km long queue. No advance signage telling motorists which lanes are RFID and which are cash.

- Never gumana yung autosweep sticker ko with dual easytrip account (which works seamlessly in CALAX). To be fair, mas madali yung failsafe system nila na kailangan lang i-tap yung easytrip card sa reader, unlike sa SLEX na kailangan i-scan ng teller yung QR code on the autosweep card.

- Service stations along NLEX were JAMPACKED. Vehicle queue spilled over to the expressway lanes.

- Exited at TPLEX Rosario, may checkpoint to check your destination before the rotunda.

- Marcos / Aspiras Highway road condition is not good, maingay sa gulong... takatak sound between slabs. Rehab ongoing on lots of sections, expect stop-and-go traffic.

- Final 2km queue sa Baguio border took an hour or more sa uphill section approaching Kia Baguio. RIP sa mga naka manual transmission.

Leaving Baguio

- Kennon Road condition is excellent (way better than Marcos Hwy) except for 1 bridge under construction.

- Avoided TPLEX Rosario TP traffic by exiting Kennon at the Bued River Bypass. Then entered TPLEX at Sison.

- Avoided ~1 hr traffic mess at SCTEX/NLEX junction by exiting at Concepcion, passing via Magalang/Arayat then re-entering NLEX at Mexico. Light Sunday provincial traffic with the usual trikes and 2-wheels. No way of telling if mas mabilis talaga, pero at least hindi sea of red brake lights ang view.

- Surprisingly, after Angeles, traffic was smooth-flowing na even though volume became heavier while nearing NCR.

- Halos di ako dumaan sa innermost lane ng NLEX, it's just marginally faster than the rest of the lanes. Tapos grabe maka-tailgate mga tao, risk of a multiple collision was just too high.

- Seems NLEX management has eliminated dangerous overtaking on the shoulder (especially sa Sta Rita to San Fernando segment) by putting orange cones on the WHOLE length of the expressway.

- Left Baguio at 2:15 PM, arrived Sta Rosa Laguna at 9 PM, including 2 rest breaks.

Which hotel did you stay at? Hows the air quality?

Went up to Baguio today. I prefer going up on weekdays since there are much, much less people.

Left Petron NLEX at 3:30pm, arrived at the checkpoint at Kia Baguio at 6:30pm. From there to Manor, around 25 min with moderate traffic during Baguio’s weekday rush hour.



As mentioned by other forumers, Marcos Highway was awful as expected. So many slow trucks leading to long queues, really had to use horsepower to overtake otherwise I’d get stuck in a long train. Uneven cement slabs now mixed with lots of construction sites so it really ruins your flow.

Can’t wait for Kennon to reopen to the public. Might just take Tuba-Asin going home to avoid the trucks.

Perhaps the only consolation is the beautiful sunset on the way up:




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same question... is baguio air quality good?

[jut703]

Which hotel did you stay at? Hows the air quality?


same question... is baguio air quality good?

Inside CJH yes. Outskirts also have clean air. Downtown is pungent diesel smoke.


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