Short answer
Tampi Port sits in San Jose, on the coastal highway roughly 18 km north of Dumaguete. It is the Negros landing point of the Bato (Samboan) crossing from Cebu’s south-west coast, and the drive south into Dumaguete takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
There is no terminal transfer to arrange and no queue for a seat: your driver waits at the pier with your name, loads the bags and takes you straight to your hotel, or onward to Dauin, Valencia, the Twin Lakes or an Apo Island boat.
Step by step: Tampi Port (San Jose) to Dumaguete
- 1Cross from Bato to Tampi
Maayo Shipping runs the RORO crossing between Bato Port in Samboan, Cebu, and Tampi in about 30 minutes. Seven departures each way appear in every published schedule: 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Some schedules add more, so check the pier board before relying on an extra boat.
- 2Meet your driver at the pier
Send us your sailing and we are waiting as you walk off, named sign, no haggling with the tricycles on the road outside.
- 3Drive south along the coast
The highway runs down through Amlan and Sibulan into Dumaguete, about 18 km and 30 to 45 minutes depending on the traffic through the towns.
- 4Hotel, or straight onward
We can drop you in central Dumaguete, or carry on the same day to Dauin, Valencia, the Twin Lakes or the Malatapay boats for Apo Island.
Ways to travel, compared
- Private transfer from Tampi Port (what we arrange)~30-45 min
Met at the pier and driven to your Dumaguete address, or onward anywhere in Negros Oriental. Fixed price agreed before you travel, request a quote.
- Ceres bus down the coast road~45-70 min
Southbound buses on the coastal highway pass Tampi and run into Dumaguete. Cheap and frequent in daylight, slower with luggage and it drops you at the terminal rather than your hotel.
- Tricycle or multicab from the piervaries
Local rides wait outside the pier gate. Fine for a short hop up the coast, but 18 km with bags in the heat is not what they are built for.
Tampi Port (San Jose) to Dumaguete: FAQs
How far is Tampi port from Dumaguete?
About 18 km. The drive south along the coastal highway through Amlan and Sibulan takes roughly 30 to 45 minutes, depending on traffic through the towns.
Should I cross at Tampi or at Sibulan?
It depends which side of Cebu you travelled down. Coming down the east coast through Oslob, cross Liloan to Sibulan, it lands you about 7 km from Dumaguete. Coming down the west coast through Moalboal, Liloan means backtracking, so cross Bato to Tampi and take the 18 km run south instead.
What time does the Bato to Tampi ferry sail?
Every published schedule we found includes seven daily departures each way: 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Maayo Shipping operates the RORO and the crossing takes about 30 minutes. Some sites list additional boats, so confirm locally before depending on one of those extras. Send us the sailing you take so your driver is at Tampi when you arrive.
Can you meet a late or delayed sailing?
Yes. Give us the sailing you are booked on and we track it. If the boat is held for weather or runs late, your driver waits, there is nothing to rebook and no extra charge for the delay.
Can you do the return trip, Dumaguete back to Tampi Port (San Jose)?
Yes. The same private car and driver, Dumaguete back to Tampi Port (San Jose) over the same ~18 km. Ask for both legs in one quote request and we price the round trip together.
Dumaguete → Tampi Port (San Jose)
We run this route in both directions, with the same car and driver. Ask for both legs in one request and we'll price the round trip together.
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