Easiest way to go to baguio from manila

**macsd** · December 25th, 2015 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Leo_Arz

How's the traffic there? Sa news dami daw bakasyonista sa Baguio.

today should be light from Metro Manila to TPLEX. Baguio proper is expected to be heavy.

**wewoy_romero** · December 28th, 2015 11:09 AM

i took my family up baguio december 27 and went down december 28. first time na ako ang nagdrive paakyat/pababa. usually halfway up pag medyo matarik na, mag nagsu-sub sa akin.

nlex > sctex > tplex > mcarthur highway > marcos/aspiras highway. we went up marcos highway because we had to pass by our ancestral home sa agoo, la union (which is at the foot of marcos highway). also marcos highway is wider and smoother than kennon. and also my relatives from la union also advised taking marcos highway (taga-roon sila so i value their opinion).

no traffic/problems going up. sa baguio proper mismo ang traffic kasi andaming sasakyan saka mga ginawang one-way streets (temporary lang ata for the season).

**loverlionus** · December 28th, 2015 11:22 AM

Went up yesterday morning. Passed through NLEX-SCTEX-TPLEX-Kennon. Only long wait times were at border of SCTEX-TPLEX and TPLEX Urdaneta exit. Yep heavy traffic in Baguio proper. Kennon road is very passable with only 2 points with short one lane passing.

**cast_no_shadow** · December 28th, 2015 12:03 PM

Badtrip lang while passing through Kennon is yung Lions head area, yan yung steep part kung kelan pa naka arangkada ka papanik no choice ka but to slow down, stop dahil dun sa mga humihinto sa area na yun, meron pa makakapalmuks na mag hazard na lang sa daan.

On our way up mga kinapos sa bwelo nasa harapan ko, ayun pahirapan.

Keep safe distance lagi.

**wewoy_romero** · December 28th, 2015 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by wewoy_romero

i took my family up baguio december 27 and went down december 28. first time na ako ang nagdrive paakyat/pababa. usually halfway up pag medyo matarik na, mag nagsu-sub sa akin.

nlex > sctex > tplex > mcarthur highway > marcos/aspiras highway. we went up marcos highway because we had to pass by our ancestral home sa agoo, la union (which is at the foot of marcos highway). also marcos highway is wider and smoother than kennon. and also my relatives from la union also advised taking marcos highway (taga-roon sila so i value their opinion).

no traffic/problems going up. sa baguio proper mismo ang traffic kasi andaming sasakyan saka mga ginawang one-way streets (temporary lang ata for the season).

EDIT: went up december 26 and went down december 27. Sorry bangag pa kasi kailangan pumasok ng 28.

**vinj** · December 28th, 2015 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by cast_no_shadow

Badtrip lang while passing through Kennon is yung Lions head area, yan yung steep part kung kelan pa naka arangkada ka papanik no choice ka but to slow down, stop dahil dun sa mga humihinto sa area na yun, meron pa makakapalmuks na mag hazard na lang sa daan.

On our way up mga kinapos sa bwelo nasa harapan ko, ayun pahirapan.

Keep safe distance lagi.

Yep, always keep a good distance from the car ahead when you're climbing, unless you're about to pass. On that part of Kennon, proper timing/road view and palakasan ng first gear yan when it comes to passing.

**miked** · January 1st, 2016 09:41 PM

i opted to take mcarthur hiway (old route) nung nagbyahe kami ng family ko to the south (bale from the north kami) netong nagdaang bakasyon. nasa pangasinan tarlac kami around 8-10 pm going south. 2-4 am naman nung panorte na. napakaluwag ang mcarthur that time.

very light traffic na kung tutuusin dahil halos lahat ng private cars e nasa sctex at tplex na. mga bus at trucks lang pero no sweat pa rin dahil 2-3 usable lanes ang mc arthur hiway lalo na sa bandang moncada- gerona- tarlac city area.

**bayen** · January 29th, 2016 08:14 AM

Will head to baguio tomorrow. Any construction going there? Coming from angeles city

**CVT** · January 29th, 2016 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by bayen

Will head to baguio tomorrow. Any construction going there? Coming from angeles city

Bro.,- Angeles City > SCTEX > TPLEX > Urdaneta > Binalonan > Pozzorubio > Sison > Rosario > Kennon should be a breeze...

Lots of tricycles in the middle of McArthur Hiway....

There are a couple of roadworks at Kennon,- but very much manageable....

We were there Thursday last week....

Driving your new (Montero) ride, e?.... Did the same thing....

Nice!

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**Lew_Alcindor** · February 4th, 2016 11:53 PM

Akyat kami this weekend from Laguna. As usual madaling araw alis namin. If maaga kami makalagpas ng nlex, sa urdaneta na ba ang nearest place to have breakfast? Wala pa din gas station sa sctex or tplex?

Btw, ma trapik pa din ba sa toll gate ng sctex tplex? Ganun kc na experience ko dati kahit early morning. Any suggestion to avoid that area like exit sctex before its end then enter tplex somewhere?