I'm a native of pampanga, and had my college in Clark. I well know the ins and outs of the base, and I feel sorry for all the travellers thinking they had no choice but to take the offer.
So, how do you get to the DMIA airport via commute?
Let's start the trail from the DAU terminal where u must have gotten off from the bus somewhere. From the terminal, walk towards the mcarthur highway, heading to Caltex, Mcdonalds, Jenra, and cross the highway. Make sure to cross thru the designated PEDX lanes. From there, take the "C-Point(Check point)/SM- DAU" jeeps (fare is at minimum P8). Before reaching SM, you'll come across the terminal; then look for the "Route 1" jeeps. Depending on the time that you alight, it may take up to 30mins for the jeep to fill up.make sure you have enough time for checking in. If u were approached and asked if you're heading to the airport, say yes, and that u don't mind walking a bit as you don't have a budget for the chartered jeep.
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| Terminal in Clark; Take the jeep under Route 1 |
Once in the jeep, tell the driver that you will alight in CIAC. Fare is P11 and from there, its just about 50m walk. There are rare cases when driver would not drop in CIAC. That's fine. This route goes through the duty frees, closest to the airport being Oriental Duty Free. Fare up to this point is also P11. You can get off in oriental and walk your way to the airport. It's about 150m walk from there.
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| Drop off points for Route 1 jeeps in Clark Main Gate bound for DMIA airport |
On the other hand, for those coming out of CIAC, from the terminal, walk towards oriental duty free. Once in the higway, cross the street and wait for jeepneys bound to "maingate". It may take a while on late hours, but i dont think it'll surpass 30mins. From the maingate, ask for jeeps headed to Dau bus terminal, bearing "C Point-Dau-SM".
Also, for AirAsia passengers, I think there are bus services to and from airport to and from Dau Terminal.
From DMIA, there are Prantranco buses that go straight to manila but the fare is P450 Compared to the P11+8+139 that you'll spend if you go basic.
Should you have any other questions about how to commute from another point in Pampanga to DMIA, mail me here jibmaxatnewroad@yahoo.com; so long as it is business hours. :-)
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great help! :)
ReplyDeletewhat time nagsstart ung byahe ng mga jeepneys going to the airport.. i have a 7am flyt going to hongkong.. thank u very much for this very informative page!
whew... am, that i'm not sure. but there are call centers, bpos, and other companies operating round the clock, so I don't think it's going to be an issue. Suggesting you get there early, para kahit punuan, you'll have ample time. Meron din nman dun na willing makishare if ever pabayaran ng jeep yung buo...
DeleteMay mas mura na route EXCLUSIVE for AIR ASIA passengers. If you'll be coming from Manila, may mga buses(Victory) going straight to Marquee Mall and from there, may free shuttle to Clark Airport every 30mins or so. Less walking too =)
ReplyDeleteyup.. there are five star buses that go to Marquee too...
ReplyDeleteHi, I have a flight that will arrive at Clark Airport in 12.40am.. and I know that Philtranco bus fares are such a pain in the a**; as well as those taxi mafias who haggles almost P200-300 just to drive me to Dau... is there any way that we can get to Dau bus terminal except those? Thanks for your immediate reply. :)
ReplyDeleteyou can walk towards oriental duty free shop.. just ask around for directions. The way is the same route the private vehicles take to exit from the airport. From oriental, you can take the jeep to maingate, fare is around P11, and from maingate, take the jeep to Dau terminal which is P8. Total damage is P20 +/-
Deletelast question, are the jeeps running 24 hours? i'm worried that in my case, the last philtranco bus will depart at 1am and if i'm still not yet cleared for immigration, there'll be no choice than using taxis if there are no jeeps passing through oriental duty free.. thanks again :)
Deleteim not so sure, but 85% positive. There are BPOs there.. you just got to be patient in waiting..
DeleteI have the same dilemma. Please help me Ian. Thanks!
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ReplyDeletethanks for the info, but i heard meron na daw aircon service from dau terminal airport longe ? how true ? and how much
ReplyDeleteWas in pampanga dis weekend and yep, I heard a "caller" for airport bound vans, but I could tell they're pricey and prolly takes forever to fill up. Will query this weekend and let u know...
DeleteCan you help me if I am arriving Clark airport at 1am. How do I find a transport to Dau at that time. I am assuming, there isn't any free Air Asia transport to Dau terminal anymore. And would there be buses that are Manila bound around that time?
ReplyDeleteThere are now passengers jeep fr airport to dau. In case they are not available at that hour, as advised, Clark PUBs are 24hrs. Just might take longer waiting though when its late night.just walk towards the exit, cross d highway and wait for regular jeep to maingate. Fr maingate, tere are already jeeps to dau
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