Clark International Airport Query

[black ice]

planning to arrive at this airport on my annual vacation this december, taga bulacan kasi ako mukhang mas konti ang travelling time namin kung mag CIA kesa sa NAIA at wala pang mga batang hamog ako nababalitaan na nambibiktima ng mga sasakyan. share nyo naman mga experiences nyo good and bad para me idea lang ako kung good alternative ang CIA. di ba matagal ang waiting time sa immigration? TIA

[lowslowbenz]

CIA or (DMIA) is hassle free as compared to NAIA 1,2, or 3. The airport is small, immgration checks are just the routine. I find that immigration officers in Clark are a bit more lax than the ones in NAIA. There's overnight parking just outside the airport premises, leave your car for a week or two, no problem. Just tip the mamang guard generously. We usually use this airport for SG and HK trips, even if we have to travel to and from Clark, no problem. Its a better alternative.

[kinyo]

if you happen to arrive with other flights in a row, the immigration queue can be very long, lasting up to 1 hour

[black ice]

pano kung departure naman ilang hours ang allowance before my flight, january din kasi balik ko dito dubai pansin ko ang daming palabas ng pinas sa ganitong buwan kaya grabe ang traffic papuntang NAIA & last time muntik na ko maiwan sa sobrang haba ng pila sa immigration.

[lowslowbenz]

Its always best practise to set aside ample time prior to your departure. Yeah, the lines can get long, lalo na if there are 3 flights arriving or going out at the same time. What we do as a precaution since mangagaling pa kami ng Cavite is we stay overnight nalang in one of the hotels inside Clark. Traffic, in my opinion is not a problem in Clark, as it is in NAIA.

[kinyo]

the usual 3 hrs before flight ayos na yun ... checking-in has always been smooth in my experience, meron din queue sa immigration but not as bad as when arriving

[boybi]

planning to arrive at this airport on my annual vacation this december, taga bulacan kasi ako mukhang mas konti ang travelling time namin kung mag CIA kesa sa NAIA at wala pang mga batang hamog ako nababalitaan na nambibiktima ng mga sasakyan. share nyo naman mga experiences nyo good and bad para me idea lang ako kung good alternative ang CIA. di ba matagal ang waiting time sa immigration? TIA

May susundo naman siguro sayo so going home to Bulacan won't be a problem. Wala kasi taxi dun.

Sobrang liit lang ng airport sa Clark, usually around 20min nasa labas ka na ng airport.

Emirates ba sasakyan mo?

[black ice]

May susundo naman siguro sayo so going home to Bulacan won't be a problem. Wala kasi taxi dun.

Sobrang liit lang ng airport sa Clark, usually around 20min nasa labas ka na ng airport.

Emirates ba sasakyan mo?

yes bro emirates, me susundo naman sakin. inaalam ko lang pasikot sikot sa CIA first time ko kasi laging NAIA ako pag arrival at departure, para at least me idea na ko.

[NightRock]

yes bro emirates, me susundo naman sakin. inaalam ko lang pasikot sikot sa CIA first time ko kasi laging NAIA ako pag arrival at departure, para at least me idea na ko.

kelan ba start ng Emirates Flight sa clark??? diba sa October na mag start? currently 3 flights sila daily to manila.. sana wag alisin yung arriving ng 6AM sa manila... yung 11PM nalang ang divert nila sa clark hehehe (ayon sa source ko aalisin na daw yung arriving ng 6am sa manila)

[vinj]

Re. departure at Clark, allot maybe 3-4 hours before your departure time if you're travelling during a peak time. I noticed the lines in the immigration there can get long and slow at certain times (pag sabay-sabay yung flights). Overall, it's fine with me when i travel through Clark. Less airport traffic pa so the planes rarely have to circle before landing unlike at NAIA.

[xwangbu]

May susundo naman siguro sayo so going home to Bulacan won't be a problem. Wala kasi taxi dun.

me taxi din dun sir. kotrata nga lang singil. not sure sa rates.
me bus din na nakapila dun.kaso point to point yung byahe going to megamall and Pasay.

Sobrang liit lang ng airport sa Clark, usually around 20min nasa labas ka na ng airport.

Emirates ba sasakyan mo?

di naman sobrang liit. actually meron na syang second level.

to TS: pag sobrang aga mo dun baka di ka papasukin agad. ang waiting area
dun sa labas mismo ng terminal. covered naman sya at me upuan.

[boybi]

The second floor is for full service airlines pero pwede naman tumambay dun while waiting for boarding. Pero maliit lang talaga Clark airport.

Yung mga nagaabang sa labaas ng arrival are not taxis. Parang mga rent-a-van sila.

[xwangbu]

^ taxi alok nila sa mga lumalabas e. me sedan. me van.
dati me pila sa labasan pero huling daan ko dun
niraradyo na lang.
compared 3-4 years ago - mas ok clark ngayon.

[kinyo]

darating ang araw magiging sugapa na rin mga taxi dyan sa clark ... kagaya sa naia

[boybi]

^ taxi alok nila sa mga lumalabas e. me sedan. me van.
dati me pila sa labasan pero huling daan ko dun
niraradyo na lang.
compared 3-4 years ago - mas ok clark ngayon.

But they were not registered as taxis.

[Galactus]

Normally, when me and my wife travel outside the country, we find CRK a better option than NAIA. And it's usually cheaper to book flights out of CRK, especially pag CebuPac.

Also, parang mas maraming flights in the morning (5am to 7pm), kasi everytime we go to HK via CebuPac (7:10am flight), andami nang tao kahit 5:30am pa lang nasa airport na kami. So seating is a problem, kasi last time we were there (Dec 2012), andami nang nakatayo sa ground floor lounge while waiting to board their flights. Buti na lang open na yung 2nd floor, and there were a lot of vacant seats.

Tip: If you have a morning flight and you're from Metro Manila, it's better to check in at Sogo Hotel, located near the Dau Bus Terminal. Rooms are decent and affordable, (lalo na kung may discount card ka, hehehe), and you can hire the hotel's taxi service to ferry you to the airport for only Php 400 ~ 450. So Sogo room rate of Php 550 plus taxi fare is less than Php 1,000 only. Cheaper than staying in one of the hotels inside Clark, hehehe.

[kinyo]

no-fun-in-Clark-Angeles-

ayan na mga kotongers ng clark

[CVT]

Bros - anyone tried the newly-installed P2P bus system from Resorts World Manila to DMIA (Clark Airport)? How's the experience and the convenience ?

Also, can I hail Uber/Grab vehicles from DMIA(Clark Airport) to the general area (about 8Km from the Airport)?

How about the availability of Uber/Grab vehicles form the general area to DMIA(Clark Airport)?

Appreciate your inputs here bro.- as this will be a regular commute of a relative in a few weeks. TIA!