Best Route to Baguio [Merged]

[bilog]

Fellow tsikoteers I need your help on directions going to Baguio. The last time i visited Baguio was when I in elementary. that was like 20 years ago. San ba ang exit going to Baguio? HOw long is the travel time?(cruising speed of 90-100kph)

Magkano kaya ang decent hotel room?

[FrankDrebin]

Bro this might help you.
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...ghlight=Baguio

[ghosthunter]

travel time should be around 5 to 8 hours depending on the traffic.

[dieselNUBI]

i suggest that you get a driving buddy... palit palit kayo then avoid stopovers at much as possible para mabilis kayo makarating don. maybe 6 hrs max na pag ganon.

[diesoline]

Fellow tsikoteers I need your help on directions going to Baguio. San ba ang exit going to Baguio?

Magkano kaya ang decent hotel room?

exit thru sta. ines, the endpoint of the nlex. the rates quoted in the thread posted by frankdrebin might (not sure) be lower now owing to the meningo scare last year.

[bilog]

What exit should take guys? More info will be appreciated.

[bilog]

diesoline,
Thanks for your info.

FD,
i checked the link you posted. Pero it was posted almost 2 years ago. Thanks anyway sir.

[FrankDrebin]

Been to Baguio last week. Left Meycauayan 9pm arrived at 2am. Speed is 80kph ave(Yes sir I'm a slow driver :D). 1 coffee break at Sison(?) Caltex Station at took the Marcos Highway. NLT Sta. Ines Exit (end point of NLT), left turn sa dulo, right turn at Mabalacat then dire-diretso na po. Tip, better travel at night or take an early morning drive. Roads are being repaired at Urdaneta and also to avoid the horrendous traffic. Take it from me, it'll save you fuel, time and patience. :D

[bilog]

Thanks Frank Drebin. i will keep that in mind.

[yebo]

exit ka sa dulo na ng nlex. then head west (lalabas ka exit then sa overpass turn right) to angeles. pag dating mo sa macarthur hiway turn right heading north. diretso lang until you reach tarlac city. dun sa may intersection na Y, yung left ay punta tarlac city, yung right ewan ko di pa ko nakadaan dun ehehehe! dun ka sa left pumasok, then pag dating sa dulo (tumbok mo yung university of tarlac yata yun) turn right and cross the bridge. diretso na yun hangang luisita. now meron ka makikita pag nasa pangasinan ka na "this way to baguio" na mga signs sa right side ng road. DO NOT PASS THERE, rought road yun! baka maholdap ka pa dun. diretso ka lang. you have a choice kung saan ka dadaan, marcos hiway medyo malayo pero sementado, or kennon road maganda ang scenery pero matarik saka madami lubak. i usually go via marcos hiway, so aabot ka ng pugo, la union before starting the climb to baguio. sorry di ko na matandaan saan ang daan punta kennon, tagal ko na din hindi dumaan dun. basta alam ko sa pangasinan yun meron 3 banga na malaki dun sa crossing.

i suggest going in the early morning, like say 2am. wala pa tricycle sa daan, lalo na sa tarlac. pag naabutan ka ng tricycle nako kalimutan mo yang 90-100kph na yan kasi 30kph lang takbo mo iho. bili ka din ng map sa national bookstore, o yung map sa sm supersale sa may check out counter. basta meron tagabasa ng map sa tabi mo (navigator!) at hindi ikaw ang magbasa at baka mabangga ka pa.

last year hotel namin was P2000/night, naka-promo na yun kasi june na umuulan na kasi. forgot the name pero nasa leonard wood road siya. masaya maligaw sa baguio kasi dun mo mararanasan yung "galing na tayo dito ah, umikot lang pala tayo! saan na ba yung map ulit!"

[boybi]

hehe, yebo, medyo ayusin ko lang directions mo ;)

exit ka sa dulo na ng nlex. then head west (lalabas ka exit then sa overpass turn right) to angeles. pag dating mo sa macarthur hiway turn right heading north.

at the end of NLEX (yung last tollgate now will be before dau exit, wala ng tollgate sa sta. ines), pass under the overpass, curved road ito at paikot, then turn right under the mabalacat arc, go straight then turn right at the intersection, macarthur highway na ito.

diretso lang until you reach tarlac city. dun sa may intersection na Y, yung left ay punta tarlac city, yung right ewan ko di pa ko nakadaan dun ehehehe! dun ka sa left pumasok, then pag dating sa dulo (tumbok mo yung university of tarlac yata yun) turn right and cross the bridge. diretso na yun hangang luisita.

medyo naguluhan ako dito sa directions mo a
Capas, Tarlac yata ang tinutukoy mong meron intersection na Y at meron Caltex in between. sa left side ang macarthur highway, yung right side, papuntang Concepcion, Tarlac, and de-tour road din ito going to NLEX kapag sobrang traffic sa macarthur highway.

(yung Tarlac State University nasa city proper ng Tarlac, and you don't need to go into the city proper to go to Baguio City.)

madadaanan mo na ang Luisita (meron Pizza Hut, Starbucks and Max's na magkakatabi), just go straight lang along macarthur highway until you reach a Y-intersection na meron lumang closed restaurant shaped like a hut. turning left will lead you to Marcos Highway, turning right is Kennon Road. Before this Y-intersection, meron magkalapit na Shell and Petron Stations. dito kayo mag stopover dahil ito na ang last decent pitstop nyo before Baguio.

[alwayz_yummy]

maraming trancient house reps sa burnham park...pero the known hotel there is on session rd beside jollibee....

i alwayz take the kennon route..much shorter than marcos....un nga lang, steep inclines and the zigzag needs good driving skills and 110% vehicle condition...plus, the main reason i take kennon is malapit nalang dun ung tinutuluyan,e....sa pma!

[cardo]

no offense but if it rains, wag ka mag kennon. naphobia na ako sa kennon because 1 time, I was driving there and konting ulan lang naglaglagan yun mga bato. Never got over it... but the good thing there is walang buses and slow trucks, just jeeps. marcos has wide fast sweeping uphill curves :D great for testing the handling and torque of your car :D not to mention the "f1 monaco like" tunnel just before hitting the flyover hehehe

from my experience... best time to travel leaving manila is 12mn onwards, pagdating mo baguio sakto early morning na. when leaving baguio for manila, mga 7 or 8pm onwards. pagdating mo manila wala trapik and you have some time to get some shut eye and more importantly you arrive before the morning rush hour.

[alwayz_yummy]

no offense but if it rains, wag ka mag kennon. naphobia na ako sa kennon because 1 time, I was driving there and konting ulan lang naglaglagan yun mga bato. Never got over it... but the good thing there is walang buses and slow trucks, just jeeps. marcos has wide fast sweeping uphill curves :D great for testing the handling and torque of your car :D not to mention the "f1 monaco like" tunnel just before hitting the flyover hehehe

from my experience... best time to travel leaving manila is 12mn onwards, pagdating mo baguio sakto early morning na. when leaving baguio for manila, mga 7 or 8pm onwards. pagdating mo manila wala trapik and you have some time to get some shut eye and more importantly you arrive before the morning rush hour.

so far wala pa naman ako experience na ganyan....sana di dumting ung part na un sa akin....

so far my record going there is still 3 hours....in a 3am departure, we arrived at almost 6am....cruising at an average of 130kph...ngayon, 3 hours sa cabanatuan lang ako inaabot...at only 60kph average...(hay,iba na talaga pag pamilyado)

*BILOG: welcome!hope we see at baguio when we go up there too!

[bilog]

thanks for the info guys... :cheers:

[bilog]

I will be there this coming wednesday and thursday. Medyo bitin kasi business trip.

[monetto]

Brod, kung gusto mong malaman ang magandang rota papunta ng Bagio, ay sa Gougle earth, makikita mo dun lahat ng pinakamalapit na daan pag punta dun .

[amboy]

bilog: give us a holler here in baguio if you need anything or if there's anything we can help you out with!

[Nordberg]

Nakadaan na ba kayo sa isang "shortcut" na bago dumating ng Urdaneta galing Baguio?

[falken]

Nakadaan na ba kayo sa isang "shortcut" na bago dumating ng Urdaneta galing Baguio?

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