Ceres Bus Liner rates and schedule: Bacolod-Cebu and Cebu-Bacolod updated September 2011
Finally, here’s an update on the Ceres Liner bus rates and schedule for the Cebu-Bacolod and Bacolod-Cebu routes. I know this is long overdue and a lot of you folks have been waiting for an update. This is the latest schedule as posted at the Cebu North Terminal for both Cebu and Bacolod departures as of September 13, 2011. Before anything else though, here are some important reminders:
Table of Contents
1. This travel blog is not affiliated with the Ceres Liner (Vallacar Transit Inc.) bus company. If you have any related questions or you need additional information, I strongly suggest that you contact the company directly at the following numbers:
Bacolod City: (034) 433-4993 / 434-2386 / 434-2387
Cebu City: (032) 345-8650
2. Weather and other travel conditions may affect the bus schedule posted here and subject to change anytime by the Ceres Liner management, thus if you are concerned about the exact departure time, it is best to confirm with their office and contact them at the numbers provided.
3. Route details (maps, destination ports and municipalities passed by) are posted here: Bacolod-Cebu and Cebu-Bacolod Ceres Liner bus routes. I recommend you study the route details, these are practical information if you’re going on a Ceres bus trip for the first time or if you want to be acquainted with the cities and municipalities along the way. No need to be disoriented and overwhelmed just like a newbie tourist in an unfamiliar place, being in one of those all inclusive holidays to Egypt, Nepal or some exotic African destination. Analyzing the Negros and Cebu map details and routes will make one confident about taking bus trips between these two islands.
Ceres aircon bus bound for Bacolod via Toledo at the Cebu North Terminal
Ceres bus being loaded into the ferry/barge
Bacolod to Cebu bus departure schedule
1:15 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via San Carlos – Toledo – Cebu City
6:15 AM Aircon via Escalante – Tabuelan – Cebu City
7:15 AM Aircon via Don Salvador – San Carlos – Toledo – Cebu City
7:40 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via Escalante – Tabuelan – Cebu City
8:15 AM Aircon via Escalante – Tabuelan – Cebu City
11:00 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via San Carlos – Toledo – Cebu City
12:15 PM Aircon via Don Salvador – San Carlos – Toledo – Cebu City
11:00 PM Aircon via Escalante – Tabuelan – Cebu City
Cebu to Bacolod bus departure schedule
4:30 AM Aircon via Toledo – San Carlos – Don Salvador – Bacolod
5:00 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via Tabuelan – Escalante – Bacolod
5:15 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via Toledo – Escalante – Bacolod
5:30 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via Toledo – Canla-on – Bacolod
9:30 AM Aircon via Toledo – Escalante – Bacolod
10:15 AM Deluxe (Non-Aircon) via Toledo – Escalante – Bacolod
3:00 PM Aircon via Toledo – San Carlos – Don Salvador – Bacolod
7:30 PM Aircon via Tabuelan – Escalante – Bacolod
Bus rates
Php420 for Aircon buses
Php380 for Deluxe (Non-Aircon) buses
Php390 for Aircon buses via Don Salvador
Note: Above bus rates are regular fare. For senior citizen discounts, Ceres Liner offers 20% off the regular fare.
Important reminder!
You also need to pay for the barge or inter-island vessel where the buses are loaded for sea travel between Negros and Cebu islands. The tickets cost from Php190 to Php210, depending on your chosen seat area and 20% discount is given to senior citizens. There’s also a terminal fee (about Php15) at the port of departure.
Contact numbers for Ceres Liner bus terminals
Bacolod City: (034) 433-4993 / 434-2386 / 434-2387
Cebu City: (032) 345-8650
Future updates on bus schedule and rates will be posted on this tag: Ceres bus updates (https://www.happysteps.net/tag/ceres-bus-updates/)
by the way my trip will be on 7th of april 2012, this coming saturday..thanks
Hi Joel, sorry for the late reply… hope your trip went well though.
hi im renan,ilang oras poh ang byahe from cebu to victorias city neg.occ.
Hi Renan, sorry I can’t provide a good estimate for that… maybe 8 hours, but I could be wrong. It also depends if you’re taking the Salvador Benedicto route or via Escalante. Please contact Ceres Liner na lang to be sure. Happy trip!
hi. do you know how much the ceres fare is from Bacolod to Don Salvador (via Mambucal)? we’ll be going there this wednesday. EXCITED for the trip! :)) Thanks.
Hello Hannah, sorry no idea about that… have a safe trip!
WAT TIME ARRIVED AT CUBAO STATION GOING TO CATICLAN AND HOW MUCH TNXZ??
Jonny, sorry I have not tried that route yet… and this post is about Bacolod and Cebu bus trips. Thanks for dropping by!
sir ask qlng po fare po from bacolod to dumaguete po,tnx
Hello Norris, I have no idea about bus trips to Dumaguete. Sorry about that. Please contact Ceres Liner directly, I gave the numbers above.
hello happy steps,
your blog is so helpful for us. I really need your help. I am from cebu and I dont know whats the nearest route going to Himamaylan city negros. will u please help me chose which route is better, cebu-san car
los city- himamaylan city or cebu-dumaguete city- himamaylan city?
Hello Pie,
From where in Cebu will you depart? If you’re based in south of Cebu, you can choose the Cebu-Dumaguete-Kabankalan-Himamaylan route via Mabinay. If you’re based in central Cebu or Cebu City, then you choose Cebu-San Carlos via Don Salvador Benedicto-Bacolod-Himamaylan. Hope this helps.
hello. which terminal in Bacolod we will go to take the bus going to Cebu via San Carlos and Toledo?
Hi Noreen, it depends on your route. If you’re going via Don Salvador Benedicto route, you need to go the Ceres South bus terminal. If you’re passing via Escalante, then you should start at the Ceres North bus terminal in Bata.
gudday po ask ko lg po my motor po kasi ako nadadalhin sa cebu ung ceres po bah kumakarga ng motorcycle complte papers po ito kasi po d ko kaya e drive from bacolod to cebu..tnx magkanu naman po charge nila??salamat..pls reply
Hi Willie, please ask Ceres Bus liner staff… sorry, no idea about your query. Their numbers are given above.
Hi, may I inquire how could i reached iloilo city from cebu city and pls. reflect schedule of each trip
Hi Robert, you can take any Ceres bus trip from Cebu to Bacolod, then travel to Iloilo via Supercat or Ocean Jet. The schedule for the Ceres bus trips are already posted above. For Supercat and Ocean Jet, they usually have boat trips every 1.5 hours from Bacolod to Iloilo. Just inquire from their offices.
Hi,
I would just like to ask if you know the best way to from Bacolod to Blue Waters Hotel or Shangrila Mactan? If we are going to take the Ceres bus from Bacolod should we alight at Cebu City?
Thank you.
Hi Mary, you can take the route via Don Salvador Benedicto from Bacolod to Cebu, alight at the Cebu City north bus terminal, then hire a taxi to the hotels you mentioned.
ask po ako, may byahe ba ang ceres liner, bacolo-dumaguete? how much po ang fare aircon at non-aircon? tnx
Hi Bryan, opo may byahe ang Ceres Liner from Bacolod to Dumaguete, pero sorry wala akong information tungkol dyan. Di pa kasi ako nakasakay ng Ceres na ganung route. Please call them at the numbers given above.
Good morning. Magkano po ba fare from ORMOC to BOGO, CEBU? and travel time? Thanks
Hello Mej, please contact Ceres Liner office in Cebu for your query.
ASK LANG PO SANA KUNG ANG TRAVEL NYO NA 5AM, 10AM, AT 3PM FROM CEBU TO BACOLOD AY VIA TOLEDO-SAN CARLOS- DON SALVADOR- BACOLOD?
Hi Olga, only two trips via Don Salvador:
4:30 AM and 3:00 PM Aircon via Toledo – San Carlos – Don Salvador – Bacolod
sir gud am, dba mero po yung dumadaan sa mabinay na ceres mula cebu papuntang bacolod? please help po.
Hi Happy Steps! ask ko lang po kung saang terminal ba ako sasakay north ba o south? Nandito po ako sa Cebu pupunta ako to Bacolod?
Good day Happy Steps, please help me which bus terminal should i chose from Cebu to Bacolod is it the south (N Bacalso Ave) or the north terminal (M. Logarta Ave.)? I am hoping for your answer.
Jay, go to North Terminal. My mom traveled by Ceres from Cebu to Bacolod last June, and she went to the North Terminal for the trip. Or to be really sure, just contact the Ceres number in Cebu I posted above.
Thank you so much Happy Steps, I had called the Ceres Liner number 3458650 sadly no one answers the phone.
What time did you call? My mom was able to contact them using that number.
Tumawag ako 10am, 2pm, 4pm … wala talagang tao…
Just ask the taxi drivers and jeepneys, before you ride, they know. There’s a transport terminal in SM where you can line up for a taxi (van or jeepney) to take you to the North Terminal. I’m 95% sure it’s at the North terminal coz last month lang nagtravel mom ko. And it has been there for many years already. Just ask around, that’s what I usually do when I’m in an unfamiliar place.
Happy Steps do you have any Facebook fan page?
Yes, we sure do! The Facebook fan page widget is at the right sidebar, also I have just included another one at the bottom of each post. Here’s the direct link:
https://www.facebook.com/happystepstravel
Hi. What is the earliest time one can arrive in Cebu from Bacolod thru Ceres Liner bus?
Hi Raymond, if you take the night trip from Bacolod, you will arrive in Cebu in the morning. Please contact Ceres Liner for the trip details and arrival time.
Im planning to take Cebu on my November arrival. Do you have trip from Cebu to Sipalay City. I couldnt see it on your sched. Thanks!
Hi Allen, there’s no direct bus route for Cebu to Sipalay, but you can take the Ceres Cebu to Bacolod bus trip, this will arrive in their South Bus terminal in Bacolod where you can just take a Bacolod to Sipalay bus trip.
I think they have that direct route before. Not sure what time ang trip. Pwede rin,
Cebu-Dumaguete then transfer to
Dumaguete – Bayawan or Dumaguete – Hinobaan
if Dumaguete – Hinobaan is available, transfer to
Hinobaan – Bacolod. Baba lang kayo sa Sipalay
else
Dumaguete – Bayawan is available, transfer to
Bayawan – Hinobaan, then Hinobaan to Bacolod but baba lang kayo sa Sipalay
Ceres Liner Active Routes
Bacolod Base
Bacolod – Cebu via Tabuelan
Bacolod – Cebu via Toledo
Bacolod – Cebu via Toledo (via Don Salvador)
Bacolod – Cebu via via Kanlaon
Bacolod – Cebu via Mabinay
Dumaguete Base
Dumaguete – Cebu (direct route)
Dumaguete – Cebu via Barili
Small info 🙂
Cebu base doesn’t have direct trips from Cebu to Dumaguete and Bacolod. So walang Ceres bus starts with body# 5xxxx and 7xxxx in Negros.
Hi Von, thanks for the sharing that “small” info. It means a big deal to us actually. 🙂
Hi happysteps,
My family is planning to travel from Cebu City to Escalante on 26 December. We are currently living overseas. I noticed that the departure schedules provided were valid as of September 2011 but the conversations occurring in your blog recorded September 2012 as the most recent one. Can I therefore assume that the departure schedules are still the same as of today? We should go to Cebu North Terminal, right? Do you have information on vans for hire, the cost Cebu City to Toledo City and where we can possibly contact these van operators?
Thank you for the information on the web site – very useful.
Hi Hope, actually I have a snapshot of their bus schedule in Cebu last June, but haven’t got time to post it yet. I will post an update soon. Yes, you should go to the Cebu North Terminal for the Ceres bus trips to Bacolod. Vans for hire in Cebu? I personally know somebody in that business, will ask her about rates for Cebu to Toledo, and will ask her to send you a quote by email.
Hi happysteps!
Thanks for your response. I shall wait for your post re June 2012 bus schedule Cebu City to Toledo City. Also, I am eagerly waiting to hear from the lady you mentioned in your message earlier regarding the van for hire, rates and schedules. Many thanks once again happysteps.
Kind regards
Hope
Hi Hope, I sent you an email regarding your inquiry. 🙂
Hi happy steps,
I never received your email. Can you please resend to my email address?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Hope
Hi Hope, I resent the email…it should be in your inbox this time.
Hi happysteps!
Please the latest scheduled of Ceres Bus trips, from Bacolod to Cebu Via Mabinay. Need to have the exact scheds. I have kids travelling along. Do you they have afternoon trips? Thanks!
Sorry, I don’t think they have schedule for Bacolod to Cebu via Mabinay. Usually it’s via San Carlos or via Don Salvador Benedicto. Mabinay is the usual route going to Dumaguete. Please Ceres Liner in the numbers given above, to be sure.
I have travelled to Cebu from Bacolod on several occasions but I have never travelled to Bacolod from Cebu I would like to know on the last trip from Cebu what time would it get to Bacolod south Terminal or would it be visable to fly to Bacolod from Cebu…..?????
Hi Mark, based on the schedule above it’s 7:30 PM Aircon via Tabuelan – Escalante – Bacolod. Please contact Ceres Liner for the latest updates on their bus trips to Bacolod. If you have the budget, flying to Bacolod is of course the more convenient choice of transpo.
hi, im richard from san pedro, laguna. me and my friends will be climbing mt. kanlaon dis oct
28-30, after the climb we’ll go to cebu to take a dip in any bantayan island beaches. from guintubdan, how can we get to cebu city the next early morning? do we need to go back to bacolod to take the ceres bus or is there any public transpo directly from la carlota to san carlos?
Many thanks!
Hi Richard, sorry I’m not so sure about trips from Guintubdan. I do think there are regular bus trips from La Carlota to San Carlos. You can ask more info from your Mt. Kanlaon guide, I’m pretty sure he knows about transpo availability from Mt. Kanlaon.