How do I get to Mambukal Resort from Bacolod-Silay airport?
Short answer
Mambukal Mountain Resort sits up in the hills of Murcia, and you can head there straight from Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) without going into the city first. The airport is about 15 km north of Bacolod near Silay, and Mambukal is roughly 30 km east of the city, so it is around 35 km inland by road, usually about an hour by private car depending on traffic and the climb.
The easiest way after a flight is a private car that meets you at arrivals and drives you straight up to the resort, with the driver waiting through your hot-springs soak and the seven-waterfalls trail. Resort entry is paid at the gate, outside the car quote.
Step by step: Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) to Mambukal
- 1Meet your driver at arrivals
A private transfer meets you with a name board at Bacolod-Silay airport, so there is no queueing or negotiating after your flight.
- 2Drive inland to Murcia
The route climbs east from the Silay side into the hills of Murcia, usually about an hour, skipping the city entirely if you go straight up.
- 3Reach the Mambukal gate
Pay the resort entry at the gate. Entry is paid on site and sits outside our car quote.
- 4Springs, waterfalls, and back
Soak in the hot springs and walk the seven-waterfalls trail as far as you like. Your driver waits and takes you on to your hotel or back down when you are ready.
Ways to travel, compared
- Airport transfer to Mambukal (what we arrange)~1 hr
Meet-and-greet at arrivals, then straight up to the resort in a private air-conditioned car, with a waiting driver through your visit. Fixed, all-in price for the car, request a quote.
- Shuttle to the city + jeepney (public)~2 hrs+
You can take an airport shuttle into Bacolod, cross the city to the Libertad terminal by Libertad Market, then a Mambukal jeepney or minibus up to the gate. Cheapest, but slow with luggage and several changes.
Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD) to Mambukal: FAQs
Can I go straight from Bacolod-Silay airport to Mambukal?
Yes. A private car meets your flight at Bacolod-Silay (BCD) and drives you straight up to Murcia, about an hour, without needing to stop in the city first. Send your flight details with your quote request so we can time the pickup.
How long does it take to reach Mambukal from the airport?
Roughly an hour by private car for the ~35 km inland to the resort gate, depending on traffic and the climb into Murcia. Going earlier gives you more time on the seven-waterfalls trail before the afternoon.
Do I pay for the resort separately?
Yes. Our quote covers the private car and driver from the airport. The Mambukal resort entry is paid at the gate and is not part of the car quote.
Can you do the return trip, Mambukal back to Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD)?
Yes. The same private car and driver, the other way round over the same ~35 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.
Mambukal → 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 Mambukal → 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 Mambukal from these starting points. Each page has its own timing and a quote form already filled in for that pickup.