How do I get from Bacolod-Silay airport to the city?
Short answer
Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) is about 15 km north-east of Bacolod, near Silay, a 30 to 40 minute drive into the city. The easiest option after a flight is a private transfer that meets you at arrivals and takes you straight to your hotel.
Airport shuttles and taxis also run into town, but for a smooth arrival, or if you plan day trips out to The Ruins, Silay heritage or Mambukal, a private car with a name-board meet-and-greet is the simplest start.
Step by step: Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) to Bacolod City
- 1Meet your driver at arrivals
A private transfer meets you with a name board at Bacolod-Silay airport.
- 2Drive into Bacolod
It is about 15 km south-west into the city, usually 30 to 40 minutes.
- 3Arrive at your hotel
You are dropped directly at your accommodation, or set up for a day trip out.
Ways to travel, compared
- Airport transfer (what we arrange)~30-40 min
Meet-and-greet at arrivals, then straight to your hotel in a private air-conditioned car. Fixed price for any flight time, request a quote.
- Airport shuttle / taxi (public)~30-45 min
Shuttle vans and taxis run from Bacolod-Silay into the city. Cheaper, but for onward day trips a private car is far simpler.
Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) to Bacolod City: FAQs
How far is Bacolod-Silay airport from the city?
About 15 km north-east of Bacolod, near Silay, a 30 to 40 minute drive. A private transfer meets you at arrivals and takes you straight to your hotel.
Can I add day trips from the airport transfer?
Yes. Many travellers keep the same private car for The Ruins, Silay heritage houses or Mambukal. Tell us your plan and we will quote it together.
Can you do the return trip, Bacolod City back to Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD)?
Yes. The same private car and driver, the other way round over the same ~15 km. Send us your flight time with the quote request and we work the pickup back from it, so you reach Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) with time to spare instead of guessing. Most people book both legs at once. If the way back ends somewhere other than where you started, say where in the Anything else? box on the quote form and we quote that leg instead of the reverse of this one.
How much notice do you need - can I still book this for tomorrow?
Usually yes. There is no minimum notice on this route and no cut-off hour, so a request for tomorrow, or for later today, is worth sending rather than writing off. What settles it is whether a vetted driver is free for the time you need, and you will have the answer and the price by email the same day, usually within a few hours. An early start is routine here rather than a complication. The part that gets harder with less notice is choice - holding a particular vehicle size or an exact pickup hour - not whether the journey can happen, so send the date and, if the timing is tight, the hour you need to be moving.
Do I pay anything up front, and when do I pay the rest?
Nothing to ask for a quote. Once you are happy with the price it is two steps, not a choice between two: a booking fee paid online (card, bank transfer or GCash) confirms the trip and is what gets you your written confirmation, then the balance goes directly to your driver at the end of the journey. The fee is part of the all-in figure you agreed rather than an extra on top of it, and your quote states it before you pay. Free cancellation more than 72 hours before pickup refunds the fee in full.
Bacolod City → Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD)
We run this route in both directions. For the trip back you tell us your flight time, and we work the pickup back from it, so you get to the airport with room to spare rather than watching the clock on the road.
We'll pre-fill Bacolod City → Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) on the form. Just add your dates and details.
Coming back to somewhere else - a different town, the airport, a pier for an onward boat? Say where in the Anything else? box on the form and we price the return to that instead of back to the start.
Starting somewhere else?
We also run to Bacolod City from these starting points. Each page has its own timing and a quote form already filled in for that pickup.
Want the driver to stay with you?
This corridor is also the first leg of a full day we already run. Same car and driver, waiting between stops, quoted as one price for the day rather than a transfer each way.