Easiest way to go to baguio from manila

**jut703** · January 30th, 2018 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by jojopad

Go for Aspiras-Palispis (aka Marcos) Hiway. Wider less steep roads, much safer and easier to deal with than Kennon. Also there's less construction works going on at Marcos compared to Kennon.

Marcos Highway also has more buses and trucks and is 10 km longer.

I go up Baguio weekly and take Kennon 90% of the time. Construction is only at the bridge in camp 5 but is already 2 way so it doesn't cause traffic.

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**jojopad** · January 30th, 2018 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

Marcos Highway also has more buses and trucks and is 10 km longer.

I go up Baguio weekly and take Kennon 90% of the time. Construction is only at the bridge in camp 5 but is already 2 way so it doesn't cause traffic.

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I didn't know bus and trucks are now off limits at Kennon. Thanks for this info!

Those construction works seems to be taking forever to finish.

**jut703** · January 30th, 2018 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by jojopad

I didn't know bus and trucks are now off limits at Kennon. Thanks for this info!

Those construction works seems to be taking forever to finish.

Because noone is working on them [emoji23]
I've long accepted that the temporary bridge in Camp 5 is the new permanent bridge. [emoji23]

My travel time up Kennon today was just 30 minutes from camp 1 tollgate to Lion's Head. Chill driving lang. If I passed by Marcos that would be about 45 min so 1.5x longer.

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**Sarsi** · January 30th, 2018 05:33 PM

It has been almost 2 decades that buses are off limits sa Kennon Road.

Jut, don't forget to buy some raisin bread for us, the one from Palaganas bakery in Scout Barrio.

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**jut703** · January 30th, 2018 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sarsi

It has been almost 2 decades that buses are off limits sa Kennon Road.

Jut, don't forget to buy some raisin bread for us, the one from Palaganas bakery in Scout Barrio.

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Oh nice, malapit lang from where I'm checked in. My mom's a big fan of raisin bread. I usually buy from Baguio Country Club, better ba yang sa Palaganas?

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**CVT** · January 30th, 2018 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Sarsi

TPLEx will open the Binalonan to Pozzorubio segment on December 6. A few more minutes faster going to Baguio.

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Originally, no planned exit at Sison.

Now there will be, opening in April this year.

And at Rosario, a year after... I heard there is a problem on right of way (?)

**Egan101** · January 30th, 2018 10:23 PM

I always take Kennon when I go to Baguio. It is an easy 30-minute drive going up, assuming no landslides or road closure.

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**EQAddict** · January 30th, 2018 10:56 PM

Sison is after pozzurubio right? The pozzurobio exit is good enough as it is. I applaud the progress.

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**jut703** · January 31st, 2018 01:00 AM

Sison exit feels unnecessary. The Pozzorubio exit is already past the town proper and is actually near the border between Sison and Pozzorubio.

They could forgo it and go straight to Rosario. But then again, sayang kita. [emoji23]

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**GTcervan** · January 31st, 2018 01:28 AM

Pag peak season or peak hour at some point of time during weekends, nagiging masyadong mahaba yung pila sa border at last exit ng tplex. Di mo maintindihan kung mabagal ba kumilos yung mga nasa cashier, mga driver na di agad sinasakto and mga bayad sa toll o dahil lang ba sa tindi ng volume.

Pero dahil sa volume, minsan nagiging traffic na din sa mcarthur pagkatapos ng ilang kilometro mula sa pozorrubio exit tas sabay pa yung ibang bahagi na ginagawa sa kalsada. Kaya dadami ang mga balasubas na ang kakapal ng mga mukha. Magka-counterflow basta makauna lang.