There are 4 ways to get from Mactan Island to Butuan by plane, ferry, busferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane CEB - BXU
1h 2m₱5,229–11,819Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Cebu to Nasipitferry Cebu / ...
10h 39m₱1,023–10,405Ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Muelle Osmena Port Mactan to Cebu Pier 3ferry
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the busferry from Ormoc to Lipatabusferry
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
12h 40m₱1,655–4,625Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Muelle Osmena Port Mactan to Cebu Pier 3ferry
- Take the carferry from Cebu Starlite Ferries to Surigao City Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
14h 20m₱1,875–3,335
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mactan Island to Butuan is to ferry which costs ₱1,000 - ₱11,000 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Mactan Island to Butuan is to fly which takes 1h 2m and costs ₱5,000 - ₱12,000.
No, there is no direct ferry from Mactan Island to Butuan. However, there are services departing from Cebu and arriving at Nasipit via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 39m.
The distance between Mactan Island and Butuan is 232 km.
The best way to get from Mactan Island to Butuan without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry and bus which takes 12h 40m and costs ₱1,600 - ₱4,700.
It takes approximately 1h 2m to get from Mactan Island to Butuan, including transfers.
There are 123+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Mactan Island, Central Visayas, Philippines and Butuan, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebgo fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Butuan Airport (BXU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Cokaliong Shipping operates a ferry from Cebu to Nasipit twice daily. Tickets cost ₱750–9,600 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Butuan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–14,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Butuan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,800–9,000
Busferry from Ormoc to Lipata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱490–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- contact@cokaliongshipping.com
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Ferry from Cebu to Nasipit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱750–9,600
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,345
- Lounge - Sitting
- ₱1,450
- Lounge
- ₱1,480
- Tourist
- ₱1,620
- Cabin
- ₱2,000
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱4,800
- Suite Room for 4
- ₱9,600
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Muelle Osmena Port Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Muelle Osmena Port Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- Oceanjet
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- Oceanjet
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- supercat-customercare@supercat.ph
- Website
- SuperCat
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- SuperCat
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- starlite@chelseacustomercare.ph
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Cebu Starlite Ferries to Surigao City Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,600–2,150
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Reclining seat
- ₱1,600
- Cabin for 4
- ₱2,150
- Tourist Bed Bunks
- ₱1,800
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