Return trip: Dapitan (Dipolog) to Dumaguete

Dumaguete to Dapitan (Dipolog)

Direct

Fastest: 3h 30m
A day: ≈12
Operators: 7
and foot passengers: Cars

Seven companies sail from Dumaguete, on Negros, to Dapitan (Dipolog), in Mindanao, about 12 times a day between them, all year round: Montenegro Shipping Lines, FastCat, Lite Ferries, Evaristo & Sons Sea Transport, Seen Sam Shipping, Cokaliong Shipping Lines and 2GO Travel. The crossing takes 3½ to 6 hours, and you can take your car.

Stops

Direct

ManilaCebu CityOslob

DumagueteDapitan (Dipolog)

Zamboanga City

ManilaCebu CityOslob

DumagueteDapitan (Dipolog)

Zamboanga City

Operators

Montenegro Shipping Lines

6 a dayCarsOvernight

6 a day, 02:00–20:00.

Maria JosefaBuilt 1981

FastCat

Twice a dayCars

Daily at 08:00 and 20:00.

FastCat M5289 passengers

Seats and cabins: Seats · Premium seats
Facilities: Café

Lite Ferries

13 a weekCars

DirectDaily5h
Daily at 06:00.
From OslobOvernight6 a week5h
Mon–Sat around 01:00 (overnight).

Evaristo & Sons Sea Transport

DailyCars

4h 30m

Daily at 04:30.

Ferry 8Built 2003

Seen Sam Shipping

DailyCars

Daily at 05:00.

Cokaliong Shipping Lines

3 a weekCarsCabins

From Cebu City

Tue, Thu, Sun around 07:00.

Seats and cabins: Shared rooms · Suites
Facilities: Café
Pets: A pet needs a permit from the Bureau of Quarantine and must travel in its own cage for the whole voyage.
A pet needs a permit from the Bureau of Quarantine and must travel in its own cage for the whole voyage.

2GO Travel

WeeklyCarsCabins

3h 30m

Round trip from Manila

Tue around 05:30.

St. Michael the ArchangelCabinsBuilt 1991

Seats and cabins: Seats · Shared rooms · Premium cabins · Suites
Facilities: Restaurant · Café · Shop · Air conditioning
Pets: Pets travel caged, one per cage, with a Bureau of Animal Industry quarantine certificate and a bill of lading, for a handling fee by cage size, on every ship but 2GO Masigla.
Pets travel caged, one per cage, with a Bureau of Animal Industry quarantine certificate and a bill of lading, for a handling fee by cage size, on every ship but 2GO Masigla.

Questions

How long is the ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan (Dipolog)?

3½ to 6 hours. 2GO Travel is the fastest, in 3½ hours.

How often does the ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan (Dipolog) run?

About 12 times a day, all year round. By company: six a day with Montenegro Shipping Lines, two with FastCat, one with Evaristo & Sons Sea Transport, one with Seen Sam Shipping, 13 a week with Lite Ferries, three with Cokaliong Shipping Lines and one with 2GO Travel.

Can I take my car on the ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan (Dipolog)?

Yes. You can take your car.

Can I get a cabin on the ferry from Dumaguete to Dapitan (Dipolog)?

Yes, on Filipinas Iligan (Cokaliong Shipping Lines), Filipinas Nasipit (Cokaliong Shipping Lines), Filipinas Dapitan (Cokaliong Shipping Lines) and St. Michael the Archangel (2GO Travel).

Other ferries

Ferries from Dumaguete

Cebu City Dipolog (Galas)Manila Oslob Siquijor Town Tagbilaran Zamboanga City

All ferries from Dumaguete

Ferries to Dapitan (Dipolog)

Cebu City Manila Oslob