How do I get to Siquijor from Dumaguete airport?
Short answer
Siquijor is reached from Dumaguete-Sibulan airport (DGT) in two easy parts: a short road transfer to Dumaguete port, then a fast-craft ferry across. Sibulan sits about 7 km north of Dumaguete and the pier is in the city, so it is roughly a 20 to 25 minute drive, then a 40 to 60 minute crossing. The boat is what your flight has to meet: OceanJet posts a 7:20 AM first fast craft and a 7:10 PM last one, with sailings through the middle of the day, so landing before about 6:00 AM or after 6:00 PM is the awkward part rather than the distance.
The simplest way straight off a flight is a private car that meets you at arrivals and drives you to the port in time for a sailing. The ferry ticket is a fixed public fare paid at the pier, outside the car quote, and transport around Siquijor is arranged on the island itself.
Step by step: Sibulan Airport (DGT) to Siquijor
- 1Meet your driver at arrivals
A private transfer meets you with a name board at Sibulan (Dumaguete) airport, so there is no queueing or negotiating after your flight.
- 2Transfer to Dumaguete port
It is a short 20 to 25 minute drive south to the Dumaguete pier, timed to a fast-craft sailing so you are not left waiting.
- 3Take the fast craft to Siquijor
The fast craft crosses in about 40 to 60 minutes; the ticket is a public fare bought at the port. Confirm the current sailing times before you travel.
- 4Explore Siquijor
On the island, arrange a car or tricycle for Cambugahay Falls, the old balete tree and the beaches. A return sailing brings you back to Dumaguete when you are ready.
Ways to travel, compared
- Airport transfer to Dumaguete port (what we arrange)~20-25 min
Meet-and-greet at arrivals, then straight to the pier in a private air-conditioned car, timed to a fast-craft sailing. Fixed, all-in price for the car, request a quote.
- Dumaguete → Siquijor fast craft~40-60 min
Fast-craft ferries (OceanJet, Montenegro Lines and others) cross several times a day; the ticket is a public fare paid at the port. Confirm the current times before you travel.
- Jeepney/tricycle + ferry (public)~30-40 min to the pier
From the airport you can take a tricycle or jeepney into Dumaguete and on to the pier, then buy a ferry ticket. Cheapest, but slower and more awkward with luggage and a schedule to catch.
Sibulan Airport (DGT) to Siquijor: FAQs
How long does it take to get to Siquijor from Dumaguete airport?
About 20 to 25 minutes by road from Sibulan (DGT) airport to Dumaguete port, then a 40 to 60 minute fast craft, so roughly 1 to 1.5 hours from arrivals to Siquijor including the 30-minute port check-in. The first fast craft out is posted at 7:20 AM and the last at 7:10 PM, so what matters is which of those your flight clears, not the mileage. Send us the flight number and we set the pickup from it.
Can you go straight from the airport to Siquijor the same day?
Yes, as long as your flight lands with a sailing still to come. A private car meets your flight and drives you to the pier in time for the ferry. Send your flight details with your quote request so we can time the pickup to a sensible boat.
Do I pay for the ferry separately?
Yes. Our quote covers the private car and driver from the airport to Dumaguete port. The fast-craft ticket is a fixed public fare bought at the pier, and transport around Siquijor is arranged on the island.
Can you do the return trip, Siquijor back to Sibulan Airport (DGT)?
Yes. For the way back we meet your ferry at the pier and drive you on to Sibulan Airport (DGT), the same road leg in reverse. You book the crossing itself, as on the way out; tell us your ferry and your flight time in the quote request and we set the pickup so the two connect with room to spare. 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.
Do you book the boat, or do I?
You book the ferry, and for Siquijor you can do it at the pier on the day - it is a public passenger fare you buy from the operator, not something we resell. On a departure day we would honestly rather you booked it yourself and early than waited on us to do it. We quote the private car to and from Dumaguete port, timed to the crossing you choose; transport on Siquijor itself is arranged on the island, since it is a separate island province. Name the sailing you are aiming for in the "Ferry or boat" box and we will time the drive to it.
Siquijor → Sibulan Airport (DGT)
We meet your ferry at the pier and drive you on to Sibulan Airport (DGT), the same road leg in reverse, with the crossing your own booking as on the way out. Tell us your ferry and your flight time and we set the pickup so the two connect with room to spare.
We'll pre-fill Siquijor → Sibulan Airport (DGT) 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 Siquijor 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.