How do I get from Siquijor back to Dumaguete?
Short answer
Coming back from Siquijor is a fast craft from Siquijor Town Port to Dumaguete port, roughly 40 to 60 minutes, with the first boat off the island posted at 6:00 AM. Dumaguete port is in the middle of the city, so a hotel in town is minutes from the pier. The question this page answers is the next one: where you are going once you land.
For most people that is one of four places. A Dumaguete hotel for a night in the city. Dauin, about 15 km south, for the diving. Sibulan port, about 7 km north, for the fast craft to Liloan on Cebu's southern tip. Or Tampi, about 18 km south, for the boat to Bato and on to Moalboal. If you are flying out instead, that is a different page, because a flight changes how much margin the boat needs.
The crossing is the half that moves. Sailings on this route get re-timed and cancelled often enough to be a normal part of travelling here, and the published last boats range from a 3:50 PM fast craft on some ticketing sites to 6:00 PM on OceanJet's own board and 7:30 PM on the Montenegro RORO. What we arrange is the Negros half: a driver at Dumaguete port when your boat comes in, taking you and the bags straight to where you are staying or to the next pier.
Step by step: Siquijor to Dumaguete
- 1Book the boat, then tell us
Send us the sailing you hold a ticket for and where you are heading on Negros. We set the pickup from the boat rather than from a guessed hour.
- 2Check in at Siquijor Town Port
Operators ask for at least 30 minutes before departure, and 45 to 60 minutes in peak season. Bring the ID that matches the name on your ticket.
- 3Cross to Dumaguete port
About 40 to 60 minutes on the fast craft. The RORO is slower and is the one to take with a motorbike or a car.
- 4Met at the pier
Your driver is at Dumaguete port when you walk out, so there is no bargaining with tricycles at the gate with your bags in the open.
- 5On to where you are staying
A few minutes to a city hotel, about 20 to 30 minutes south to Dauin, about 15 to 20 minutes north to Sibulan port, or about 30 to 45 minutes south to Tampi for the Bato boat.
Ways to travel, compared
- Private pickup at Dumaguete port (what we arrange)~5-45 min, depending on where you are going
A private air-conditioned car meeting your boat at Dumaguete port and taking you to your hotel, the Dauin dive coast, or Sibulan or Tampi port for an onward boat. Fixed price for the car, request a quote. The ferry ticket is yours to book with the operator and is not part of the quote.
- Siquijor → Dumaguete fast craft~40-60 min
Fast craft (OceanJet, Montenegro Lines and others) cross from Siquijor Town Port through the day, with the first posted at 6:00 AM. The published later sailings do not agree with each other, so confirm the times with the operator and check for cancellation notices on the day. The ticket is a public fare bought from the operator or at the pier.
- Montenegro RORO (vehicles and motorbikes)materially longer than the fast craft
Slower and cheaper, and the boat for anyone bringing a vehicle. Published crossing times vary widely between sources, from about an hour and a half to around three hours, so ask the operator for the timing before you plan anything that has to happen on arrival.
- Tricycle from the pier (public)a few minutes in town, longer beyond
Tricycles wait at Dumaguete port. Cheapest by a long way and fine for a city hotel with one light bag. Nothing is reserved, and a full boat unloading at once means a queue at the gate.
Siquijor to Dumaguete: FAQs
How long does it take to get from Siquijor to Dumaguete?
About 40 to 60 minutes on the fast craft from Siquijor Town Port to Dumaguete port, plus 30 minutes of port check-in before you sail. The pier is in the city, so a Dumaguete hotel is only a few minutes from it. Dauin is about 20 to 30 minutes south by car, Sibulan port about 15 to 20 minutes north, and Tampi about 30 to 45 minutes south.
What time is the last boat from Siquijor to Dumaguete?
The published answers disagree: 3:50 PM on some ticketing sites, 6:00 PM on OceanJet's own board, and 7:30 PM on the Montenegro RORO. The first fast craft off the island is posted at 6:00 AM. Treat the ticket you hold as the schedule, confirm with the operator on the day, and do not plan around a last boat you have not checked.
Can I go straight from Siquijor to Dauin?
Yes, and it is the usual reason people book this page. The boat lands at Dumaguete port, and Dauin is about 15 km south, roughly 20 to 30 minutes by car. Tell us the resort and how many bags, and say so in the "Anything bulky?" box if dive gear is coming with you, because that decides the size of the car.
I am heading on to Cebu. Which pier do I need?
It depends where on Cebu. Sibulan port, about 7 km north of Dumaguete port, runs the short fast craft to Liloan on Cebu's southern tip, the way to Oslob. Tampi, about 18 km south, runs the boat to Bato, the way to Moalboal and Badian. Neither is the pier you land at from Siquijor, so it is a transfer either way. Tell us the onward boat and we run you from one pier to the other.
Which port do I leave from on Siquijor?
Most Dumaguete sailings go from Siquijor Town Port, in the island capital. Larena Port on the north-east coast handles other routes and is about 18 km and 20 minutes away by road, so check which port your ticket names before you arrange your island-side ride to it.
What if my boat is late or cancelled?
Tell us as soon as you know and we move the car. Cancellations and re-timings are a normal feature of this route rather than a rare one, which is why we set the pickup from the sailing you hold instead of a clock time. If you have an onward boat or a flight on the same day, leave a later sailing you could still take between the two.
Do you arrange the ferry ticket too?
No. Our quote covers the private car and driver from Dumaguete port to wherever you are going on Negros. The ferry is a public fare you book with the operator, and transport on Siquijor to your port is arranged on the island, since it is a separate island province.
Can you do the return trip, Dumaguete back to Siquijor?
Yes. We meet your ferry at the pier and drive you back to Siquijor, the same road leg in reverse. The crossing stays your own booking, as on the way out. Ask for both legs in one quote request and we price them together. 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.
Dumaguete → Siquijor
We meet your ferry at the pier and drive you back to Siquijor, the same road leg in reverse, with the crossing your own booking as on the way out. Ask for both legs in one request and we'll price them together.
We'll pre-fill Dumaguete → Siquijor 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 Dumaguete from these starting points. Each page has its own timing and a quote form already filled in for that pickup.