Road trip: Bacolod (Negros Occidental) to Dumaguete (Negros Oriental)
We recently had a road trip to the “City of Gentle People”, Dumaguete, in the south-eastern part of the Negros Island. It’s my first time ever to visit this capital city of Negros Oriental and so I really didn’t know what to expect. I was thinking that Dumaguete is just like Bacolod or Iloilo or some of the capital cities in the Visayan region.
We had to attend a community event in the afternoon so we left Bacolod City at about 5:00AM. We’re thankful that we started out early as we didn’t encounter any traffic delays despite some of the roads being repaired along Bago City. Over all, the road trip was great, especially with well-paved roads going to Dumaguete, even as we passed by the winding and mountainous roads along the municipality of Mabinay. We were also treated to refreshing sights along the way as we passed by tree-lined roads, beautiful mountain scenery along Mabinay and the coastal views of Sibulan.
Coastal view along Sibulan national highway, few more kilometers to go before we reach Dumaguete City
Look at the coconut trees by the roadside, they serve as good advertisement spots for the upcoming national and local elections
That’s the island of Cebu…looking so close, yet so far.
Bacolod to Dumaguete via Mabinay route
We followed the Mabinay route, as this is the shortest route from Bacolod to Dumaguete crossing through the mountains from the north-western part to the south-eastern part of the Negros Island:
Bacolod City (capital of Negros Occidental)
Bago City
Valladolid
San Enrique
Pontevedra
Hinigaran
Binalbagan
Himamaylan City
Kabankalan City
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Mabinay
Bais City
Tanjay City
Amlan
San Jose
Sibulan
Dumaguete City (capital of Negros Oriental)
The cities and municipalities from Bacolod to Kabankalan belong to the province of Negros Occidental, while those from Mabinay until Dumaguete are part of Negros Oriental.
Travel time is about 2 hours from Bacolod to Kabankalan, and 3 hours from Kabankalan to Dumaguete, a total travel time of approximately 5 hours if you’re driving your own vehicle or taking the Ceres Bus liner. Some of the event participants took the air-conditioned Ceres bus from Bacolod to Dumaguete which left the terminal at about 5:20AM and arrived in Dumaguete at 10:30AM. Not bad for a bus trip which would usually stop along the way to pick up passengers.
Tip: You can have a stopover in Kabankalan City at the Petron Gasoline Station to gas up and check your vehicle before proceeding with the long trip. They have a convenience store and there’s a Jollibee branch across the street as well.
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what about calatrava and bayawan?
hola…hmmm from dumaguete going bacolod my mga sign or arrow board nka lagay ..san ba maganda dumaan pa puntang bacolod? dumgiete via guihulngan or dumaguete via kabangkalan?tnx ..
Hi Mak, Calatrava is in the northern part of Negros Occidental… and we were not able to pass by Bayawan which is in the southernmost part of Negros Oriental. The route we took was the shortest from Bacolod to Dumaguete.
I am going to dumaguete and your pics look great!
this one’s an eye-opener for me! i never bothered myself to even take a look at a philippine map and see where bacolod and dumaguete are located. i’m planning to go the other way, from dumaguete to bacolod. i thought i can go to bacolod and navigate it in a day! haaays. i’m from manila, but i’m going to dumaguete for a business trip. i thought i can catch the famous masskara festival on the 17th! any suggestions, happy steps? like cheap decent inns/pension houses in bacolod where i can stay overnight? thanks in advance!
Hi im from bacolod.. here are some cheap pension but nice.. royal amrei 850 two single beds this is my choice good location and nice room.. 2nd check inn 650 but not as nice as royal amrei.. you bettter have it reserve asap hehe p.s just an advise dont stay at pleasant pension the service sucks the room quite freaky no soap and a single towel for each room.. (and last thing there is a child that you might see a ghost one.)peace
Ryan, thanks for the tip! 🙂
Hello JustHangOn, you can try Westown Hotel, it’s a new one and not so pricey. I stayed there for two nights with a friend from Manila and OK naman ang accommodation, just the basics with ref at about P1100 yata. Enjoy your stay in Bacolod and feel free to share your Masskara experience here. sorry this is kinda late reply, am out of town kasi and just opened my blog.
Any nice place to stay overnight in Kabangkalan??
Hello Renato, you can stay in Zaycoland Resort and Hotel in Kabankalan. I really am not familiar with the city though, but my guess is you can easily find other places to stay there, just inquire from the locals. 🙂
Or Bais overnight preferably beach front??
Try La Planta hotel (www.laplanta.com.ph) in Bais.
hi, may i inquire of fares from bacolod to dumaguete? ty
ilang oras po ba ang byahi mabinay to dumaguete?
Hi, about 2-2.5 hours travel.
Is it safe to travel at night from Bacolod to Dumaguete by car?
Ilang oras ang byahe mabinay to dumagute?
how much is the fare bacolod to dumaguete via bus?