Manila to Naga

[nscostales39]

Good day po, ask ko lang po kung papunta akong Naga mas sulit po ba kung dadaan ako sa quezon eco tourism road given na mas malayo compared sa maharlika highway na mas maikli pero baka mas matrapik naman? plano po naming umalis ng around 3am-4am, mahirap po bang hanapin yung eco tourism road kung sakaling medyo madilim pa and manghingi na rin po akong suggestion sa mga stopover along the way, kung saan pewdeng magbreakfast?

[ParticleX]

If madilim pa okay lang naman using the old route, pero pwede ka rin mag Ecotourism. The Ecotourism road is useful pag may araw na. Walang street lights dito

If coming from Manila, you can stopover in Lucena, then possible next is Pares King sa may Sta Elena, Cam Norte ata. You can't miss it kasi there are lots of buses na eto stopover nila

[yebo]

avoid san pablo, matraffic, grabe 2 hours kami dun nung pabalik na. but that was summer time at nataon na madaming fiesta.
same with sariaya. lintek yan 1 road town e sarado pa dahil sa parade nila, ni hindi man lang naglagay ng detour route kaya almost 1-1/2 hours kami dun.

next time will pass via the lipa city-san juan route, longer pero fastest according to mr. google.

[ParticleX]

Dami construction ngayon from Ibaan exit to Ecotourism

[Sarsi]

Hit or miss ang Maharlika Highway when it comes to traffi (especially San Pablo).

Better take STAR Tollway, exit at Lipa, Padre Garcia, San Antonio, Tiaong, Candelaria, EcoTourism Road, then Lucena Diversion Road.

[johncoder]

Take the blue - fast, medyo boring

gray - fun lalo na sa camarines norte's bitukang manok

Google Maps

[jut703]

If madilim pa okay lang naman using the old route, pero pwede ka rin mag Ecotourism. The Ecotourism road is useful pag may araw na. Walang street lights dito

If coming from Manila, you can stopover in Lucena, then possible next is Pares King sa may Sta Elena, Cam Norte ata. You can't miss it kasi there are lots of buses na eto stopover nila

If you're driving during the day (say, you leave Manila at 7am), I would recommend to have lunch in Candelaria. The crispy pata and sinigang na hipon is awesome. You could also try the seaside restaurants along Atimonan. [emoji1303]

If you stop at Lucena or Gumaca, you'll just end up with the usual fastfood chains. However, if you leave early (3am-ish), everything else is closed so you really don't have much choice.

I also agree with the tips here - if you can get yourself to Lopez, Quezon (5 hrs) before 8am, Maharlika is faster. Once the towns wake up, traffic is crazy because of the narrow roads.


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[macsd]

Just like what the rest has stated, your leaving 3am so better to take the Maharlika hiway. You should be out of traffic before the town awakes. Ecotourism road is highly recommended on day trip only.

[nscostales39]

kung 3am po kami alis, at kami ay mag maharlika then andaya highway mga anong oras po kaya dating sa Naga at tanong ko na rin po current road condition ng andaya highway?

[jut703]

kung 3am po kami alis, at kami ay mag maharlika then andaya highway mga anong oras po kaya dating sa Naga at tanong ko na rin po current road condition ng andaya highway?

Lunch time, around 11-12. Andaya Highway has the usual construction on some parts but it has always been that way.


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[Lew_Alcindor]

Kung familiar ka sa Calamba-Los Banos area, at maaga ka naman aalis, pwede din itong route na ito

From Los Banos diretso ka Bay-Victoria-Nagcarlan-Majajay-Lucban-Tayabas-Lucena

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[minicarph]

Mabilis lang yan eco tourism road na yan, yun maharlika dami buses dyan tapos hilo pa


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[minicarph]

Ill never go back to Bicol unless it's free and i am not using my own car.

Last summer, punta ako dyan kasi libre naman ang vacation ko sa Calaguas. It's just not worth it going there for me who already traveled long roads sa US.




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[grand kotse]

Puede mo I check rospan lodge and restaurant sa Lopez quezon. 24 hrs open yata sya. nasa km 212. Natry ko ng kumain don ok naman ng pumunta ako ng bikol.
Meron syang FB.

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[grand kotse]

Or mga 2km sya after ng town proper. Hindi ko sure exact location.

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[grand kotse]

Hindi nawawala yung mga road repair sa quezon. Mas marami pa nga dahil sa mga ginagawang mga road widening.

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[12vdc]

I can do bicol in 5-6hrs relaxed driving during regular days and this was made possible by the widened roads, madali iwasan ang nag pruprusisyon na trailer trucks at private cars na namamasyal sa buwan. Last time Lucena nalang yung may ginagawang road widening(and portion of Gumaca) all the rest up to Lopez-Calauag ay maluwag na. Yung Quezon National park/Pagbilao ay one way parin ang dalawang 360 bend pero pwede rin dumaan sa ilalim widened narin ang road. Wag ka lang magpaabot ng 4-5AM at nagsisilabasan na yung mga Tricycle na nasa gitna ng AH26 at binubuntutan ng mga ssakyan hangang humaba ang pila.

[kidgz]

ok rin mga 10pm umalis pag ncr ka galing smooth na patango bicol
ingat lang kayo pag tagkawayan dami butas malalalim paman din
lalo dyan unahan ng ragay malapit sa entersection daet at sipocot
magigising ka sa lubak dyan

ingat din sa kasalubong lalo bus kahit blindcurve nang oovertake yan

pero pag sipocot to naga daraga matnog napaka smooth na

[glenn_duke]

ok rin mga 10pm umalis pag ncr ka galing smooth na patango bicol
ingat lang kayo pag tagkawayan dami butas malalalim paman din
lalo dyan unahan ng ragay malapit sa entersection daet at sipocot
magigising ka sa lubak dyan

ingat din sa kasalubong lalo bus kahit blindcurve nang oovertake yan

pero pag sipocot to naga daraga matnog napaka smooth na

Thanks sa info, hindi pa pala naubos yung mga butas dyan sa papasok ng Sipocot.
anyway pag daan ko ng Sipocot maliwanag na kaya kita na mga butas.
Yup dami ngang bus na umoovertake sa kurbada dyan, mas delikado sila sa gabi kasi yung ibang bus walang headlight.
Experience ko sa umaga mga 5-6 AM konti ang bus na nakaksalubong ko sa Tagkawayan-Sipocot road.

[jut703]

I can do bicol in 5-6hrs relaxed driving during regular days and this was made possible by the widened roads, madali iwasan ang nag pruprusisyon na trailer trucks at private cars na namamasyal sa buwan. Last time Lucena nalang yung may ginagawang road widening(and portion of Gumaca) all the rest up to Lopez-Calauag ay maluwag na. Yung Quezon National park/Pagbilao ay one way parin ang dalawang 360 bend pero pwede rin dumaan sa ilalim widened narin ang road. Wag ka lang magpaabot ng 4-5AM at nagsisilabasan na yung mga Tricycle na nasa gitna ng AH26 at binubuntutan ng mga ssakyan hangang humaba ang pila.

From where to where is your 5-hour Bicol trip?

Last time I did 5 hours from Naga to Pasig, that definitely wasn't relaxed driving. 80-120 kph in most winding corners.

Naga is 385 km. To make it to Manila in 5 hours, you have to drive an average of 77 kph. 77 kph is very, very fast for provincial roads that aren't expressways. Based on experience, "relaxed" driving (i.e. going at the pace of most vehicles or only slightly faster) usually results in an average speed of 40-50 kph.

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