Manila to Cebu by Land

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Finally completed my land trip travel from Bogo Cebu to Matnog Sorsogon to Legaspi then to Las Pinas. Thanks to Travajante for suggesting to try the Bogo to Matnog route.
Costs:
Bogo to Matnog Ferry Fare = 12,750
Polambato Misc Fees = 350+70= 420
Passenger Fare /Tourist = 1,250/pax

Travel Time = 10 hours
Boat speed = 10 knots.
Sailing time = 11:50 PM
Boarding Time 10 PM

Diesel = 2,400+ 1,300= 3,700
Average consumption 12km/liter

Road Conditions
Cebu to Bogo = drive 3 hours, left 3 PM heavy traffic, 1 hour from Mandaue to Liloan. Good road especially to Bogo from Carmen.

Matnog to Albay= Wide 4 lane, asphalted Sorsogon roads to Legaspi, very few pot holes.

Albay to Cam sur (Sipocot) = Same as Sorsogon road.

Sipocot to Tagkawayan (Quezon) = Much improved but no near the Sorsogon roads condition. More pot holes, 3 segments with one way traffic.
Tagkawayan to Atimonan = You wlll curse a lot !
Atimonan to LPC = Driveable

Got my Autoswerp RFID at Petron km 44 Northbound

Total driving hours (incl Cebu) with stops = 15 hours.
I left Albay 1:30 AM. dont leave earlier, otherwise you will share the road with the buses. Night visibility is the key for faster. travel. Waze now has all the railroad crossing as proximity alert.