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Cebu City · Philippines

Car hire and driving in Cebu City

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Philippines traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CEB means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q60061806.

Drives from Cebu City

Car rental from Cebu City: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cebu City to ToledoPhilippines28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Cebu City to CadizPhilippines96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Cebu City to MansilinganPhilippines106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Cebu City to OrmocPhilippines110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Cebu City to Bacolod CityPhilippines110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Cebu City to TalisayPhilippines111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Cebu City to HimamaylanPhilippines114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Cebu City to Bago CityPhilippines118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Cebu City to KabankalanPhilippines124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Cebu City to DumaguetePhilippines129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Cebu City to IloiloPhilippines151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Cebu City to BayawanPhilippines159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Cebu City to Quezon CityPhilippines572 km (355 mi)about 8 h 43 min
Cebu City to DavaoPhilippines407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 13 min
Cebu City to CaloocanPhilippines577 km (358 mi)about 8 h 48 min
Cebu City to ManilaPhilippines572 km (355 mi)about 8 h 43 min
Cebu City to TaguigPhilippines559 km (347 mi)about 8 h 31 min
Cebu City to BudtaPhilippines351 km (218 mi)about 5 h 21 min
Cebu City to MalingaoPhilippines357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 26 min
Cebu City to ZamboangaPhilippines428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Cebu City?

The right, as everywhere in Philippines.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.