Davao City to Ormoc City bus guide

Bachelor Express runs Davao City to Ormoc City as a through inter-island service. The bus and its passengers cross the Surigao Strait together on a roll-on/roll-off ferry, then take the long way around southern Leyte rather than cutting north through the interior.

Route overview and terminal information

• Average travel time: 25 to 27 hours. The coastal loop through Maasin adds several hours over the Tacloban run.
• Departures: Daily at 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM from Davao; daily at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM from Ormoc.
• Fares: P2,281 all-in, made up of a P1,886 bus fare plus P395 for the ferry. The operator posts P1,508 as the Student, Senior, and PWD bus fare, so the discounted total is P1,903.

Step-by-step route sequence

1. Mindanao leg

Identical to the Tacloban corridor: DCOTT, then Panabo City, Tagum City, Nabunturan, Monkayo, San Francisco, Bayugan City, Butuan City, Cabadbaran, and Surigao City, ending at Lipata Port.

2. Surigao Strait crossing

The RoRo ferry runs from Lipata Port to San Ricardo Port in Southern Leyte, landing on Panaon Island.

3. The southern Leyte loop

• Up the east coast: Pintuyan, then San Francisco, then Liloan, then Libagon, then Sogod.
• Around the point: Bontoc, then Tomas Oppus, then Malitbog, then Padre Burgos at the southern tip, then Macrohon and Maasin City on the west coast.
• North to Ormoc: Matalom, then Bato, then Hilongos, then Hindang, then Inopacan, then Baybay City, then Albuera, arriving at Ormoc City.

Practical tips

• Maasin and Baybay are bookable: Both are substantial stops in their own right, and the corridor is often used for those legs rather than end to end.
• The ferry fare is separate: Bus and ferry are quoted apart by the operator; the figure shown here is the combined cost.