Easiest way to go to baguio from manila

**luis_** · February 5th, 2015 11:46 PM

4.5hrs daming stopover e haha. Kaya yan ng 4hrs pag derederetso. Ingat nga pala sa tplex. Pagbayad ng toll sa carmen nakapila yung hinuhuli. Overspeeding siguro. Kaya kahit boring tplex tyagain na lang hehe.

Kanina nga din pala nag cross ako ng kennon road may nabasa nga akong advisory ng road construction.

**Gel999** · February 5th, 2015 11:50 PM

Bakit sir?

**luis_** · February 5th, 2015 11:53 PM

Bilis mo magreply boss. Inedit ko na hehe

**Gel999** · February 6th, 2015 12:04 AM

Thanks sir. May nanghuhuli kaya kapag madaling araw? Mga 3am kc kami aalis sa qc e. Pero passable naman kennon?

**RC-V** · February 6th, 2015 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by Gel999

Thanks sir. May nanghuhuli kaya kapag madaling araw? Mga 3am kc kami aalis sa qc e. Pero passable naman kennon?

Last January during Pope's visit noong dumaan kami ng tplex bukas pa yung urdaneta exit pa north, pauwi Manila sarado na kasi ongoing construction na daw, sa Carmen kami pumasok. Around 7pm na yata yon, ave. speed sa tplex 120kph walang huli hanggang sctex. Some portions sa tplex walang poste for lighting puro reflector lang sa wall/barricade para sa guide.

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**luis_** · February 6th, 2015 01:26 AM

Incapable naman ata speed guns sa gabi. Overspeeding ako lagi pag gabi di pa naman nahuhuli. Passable naman siguro expect lane closure lang

**Sinoda** · February 6th, 2015 09:24 AM

From Carmen exit, you can take the Magilas trail para you can avoid traffic sa Villasis at Urdaneta. Binalonan at Pozzurubio na kaagad ang lalabasan mo after Magilas trail. Just follow the directional signs to Baguio

**jut703** · February 6th, 2015 09:34 AM

I've tried the Magilas trail before, and noticeably mas malayo siya than Urdaneta. But if you're going up during rush hour, you might save more time there.

**kotiko** · February 12th, 2015 07:52 PM

Hi guys,

Anyone been to Baguio recently? Pwede na ba uli dumaan sa Urdaneta exit? Up to what exit is the farthest to Baguio in TPLEX?

Thanks!

**Gel999** · February 6th, 2015 09:38 AM

3am ako aalis bukas mga sir, ok na siguro kapag mag villasis urdaneta ako?

**Gumusut_Amige** · February 6th, 2015 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Gel999

3am ako aalis bukas mga sir, ok na siguro kapag mag villasis urdaneta ako?

Maluwag pa ang daan dyan pag nakarating ka ng 5am.
Baka 7am nasa baguio ka na

**screws** · February 6th, 2015 12:49 PM

its been close to 3 years di ako nabisita sa villasis, urdaneta, baguio. ganun na ba katraffic villasis urdaneta? villasis medyo matraffic lang sa bagsakan/palengke dati, sobrang traffic na ba ngayon?

how about urdaneta? akala ko ba pinaluwag na daan. alam ko dati matraffic kasi may daan na malubak just at the boundery of nancayasan/urdaneta. basta nabaha nasisira yung espalto.

btw, be extra careful sa san nicholas stretch from 1st tulay to 2nd, its an accident prone area. same with nancayasan before the street vendors or max restaurant kung meron pa. that road is deadly.

kennon vs. marcos highway. kennon is for small vehicle kasi narrower ung kalsada. wala ding masyadong pujs, buses, and trucks. kalaban mo lang dun ung mga passenger vans, ang bibilis. and pag sa kennon ang daan, nothing says it better that you have reach baguio than the lion head. :D

marcos highways road is wider and much better. di ko lang alam kung develop na ung viewing deck to see the south china sea. its quite worth to see it during sunset. but of course if you use kennon road, you can always add in your iterinary to visit tam-awan later to see the magnificent view of south china sea.

**miked** · February 8th, 2015 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by screws

its been close to 3 years di ako nabisita sa villasis, urdaneta, baguio. ganun na ba katraffic villasis urdaneta? villasis medyo matraffic lang sa bagsakan/palengke dati, sobrang traffic na ba ngayon?

how about urdaneta? akala ko ba pinaluwag na daan. alam ko dati matraffic kasi may daan na malubak just at the boundery of nancayasan/urdaneta. basta nabaha nasisira yung espalto.

btw, be extra careful sa san nicholas stretch from 1st tulay to 2nd, its an accident prone area. same with nancayasan before the street vendors or max restaurant kung meron pa. that road is deadly.

kennon vs. marcos highway. kennon is for small vehicle kasi narrower ung kalsada. wala ding masyadong pujs, buses, and trucks. kalaban mo lang dun ung mga passenger vans, ang bibilis. and pag sa kennon ang daan, nothing says it better that you have reach baguio than the lion head. :D

marcos highways road is wider and much better. di ko lang alam kung develop na ung viewing deck to see the south china sea. its quite worth to see it during sunset. but of course if you use kennon road, you can always add in your iterinary to visit tam-awan later to see the magnificent view of south china sea.

maayos naman na ang road condition ng mcarthur hiway. halos tapos na yung mga construction. maluwag na rin naman na.

regarding sa mountain roads, practice patience and extreme caution. bawal ang karerahan sa bundok. kahit hindi pasko ay magbigayan pa rin. a simple rule, kung kanina pa nakabuntot yung nasa likod mo e pagbigyan mo na. wag mong karerahin kapag nasa "straight" portion ng kennon o marcos. give way dahil it means na mas mabilis takbo nya. or else isa sa inyo o kayong dalawa ang maaksidente (WAG naman sana). safe travels!

**Gel999** · February 6th, 2015 02:32 PM

Thank you sa mga reply sir. Sobrang laking tulong mga inputs nyo. First time ko kasi aakyat ng baguio bukas. Baka mag villasis urdaneta ako since maaga pa sana walang traffic, then mag kennon road.

**machine.pistol** · February 12th, 2015 08:28 PM

I agree. Pagbigyan yung nakabuntot.

**kotiko** · February 23rd, 2015 04:43 PM

In response to my earlier questions, I was able to drive going to Baguio last week.

I would say approx average time is now between 4.5-5hrs from NLEX Balintawak to just around the end of Kennon Road in Baguio.

Kennon Road wasn't as bad as I thought, well partly because we went there on a good season.

Kay siguro ipush ng 4 hours if you get a constant 100km/h run, no slow vehicles hoggling lanes in NLEX, Urdaneta to Kennon.

The Urdaneta strech of TPLEX is already open so most of the busy towns are definitely skipped already.

SCTEX to the end of TPLEX is one, long, straight expressway.

Well I hope these new network of roads do good for the economy.

**skyglider** · February 24th, 2015 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by machine.pistol

I agree. Pagbigyan yung nakabuntot.

Tama sir... Road Discipline and Courtesy for a stress free driving.

**enzo6k** · February 24th, 2015 03:21 PM

ingat din sa mga spur road dyan, lalo na yung mga long stretch sa tabing bukid after ng mga exit, last time bigla may tumawid na mga baka, buti hindi nag lock brakes ko kundi para akong nag bowling hehe

**ParticleX** · February 27th, 2015 05:37 AM

Lagi akong passenger when going to Baguio, this time ako naman designated driver. Gusto ko sana sundan yung Partas route going to SF La Union muna para medyo familiar sa akin (kahit siguro matraffic), anong exits ang i-take ko? (Short of actually following a Partas bus ha

)

Pag nasa LU na ako kabisado ko na going up via Naguillian

**jut703** · February 27th, 2015 08:57 AM

Yung daan papuntang SF LU kapareho lang ng daan papuntang Kennon, pero sobrang mas malayo kung via Naguilian ka. The time it takes you to get to SF from the junction of MacArthur and Kennon is the same time it takes to get up to Baguio. Eh sa gusto mong route, SF palang yun, aakyat ka pang Naguilian which is at least another hour.

Just take NLEX-SCTEX-TPLEX until Urdaneta. Traverse MacArthur for about 20km, then you'll reach the junction of Kennon (may Caltex, Petron, Shell). Turn right to go up Kennon (fastest), or left if you wanna go via SF-Naguilian or Marcos.

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