Take the Maayo Shipping RORO from Liloan (Santander) to Sibulan, beside Dumaguete: nine sailings a day each way from 4:30 AM to 10:30 PM, about 25 to 30 minutes across, ₱120 base fare plus a fuel surcharge. Cuadro Alas runs a passengers-only fast craft on the same crossing. Cebu.travel arranges the private drive down to the pier, timed to your boat.
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Nine sailings a day each way on the main crossing, same times from both ports.
Maayo Shipping RORO, every day, the same times from both ports. Daytime boats are three hours apart; the evening ones 90 minutes apart.
Maayo Shipping’s full regular schedule, restored 1 July 2026 and re-confirmed against the operator’s advisories on 28 August 2026. Sailings can be re-timed or cancelled in rough weather.
What it costs
Base fare plus a capped fuel surcharge, paid at the pier counter.
At the counter you pay the base fare plus any fuel surcharge in force (capped by MARINA under Advisory No. 2026-15), plus a small terminal fee collected separately. The notice posted at the pier is the current price, so bring small cash. Tickets are sold at the pier; Maayo also has an online portal, which needs an account.
Choose your boat
RORO for passengers and vehicles, or the smaller passenger-only fast craft.
RORO ferry
Cars, motorbikes and passengers
₱120 + fuel surcharge
Regular passenger base fare, last verified on Maayo Shipping’s booking portal in July 2026. Vehicle rates are charged separately at the pier.
Fast craft
Passengers only, no vehicles
About ₱150
Regular fare as last reported in July 2026 by a third-party ferry listing, not confirmed with the operator. Buy your ticket at the pier.
The strait
Two RORO crossings, both ending close to Dumaguete.
25 minutes across
Dumaguete, Apo Island and the hills behind it are a short hop from the pier.
The Cebu-side leg we arrange
A private car and driver anywhere in Cebu: down to Liloan or Bato for your boat, timed to the sailing you want, or collecting you when you get back. Your ferry ticket is bought separately, from the operator.
Both Ceres buses from the Cebu South Bus Terminal are signed “Bato”, but they go down opposite coasts. By road, Cebu City to Liloan is about 3.5 to 4.5 hours.
Included
Paid locally, not in our quote
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Good to know
The other crossings, booking and baggage rules, disruption planning, and the questions we are asked most.
Maayo Shipping RORO, about 30 minutes across, the same times from both ports. Some schedules list extra sailings between these, so check the board at Bato.
The seven sailings every published schedule agrees on (the most recent revised June 2026), not confirmed with the operator. No fare is shown: published figures disagree by more than double.
The crossing itself is short: about 25 to 30 minutes on the Maayo Shipping RORO from Liloan (Santander) to Sibulan, and about 20 to 30 minutes on the passenger-only fast craft. Sibulan is 15 to 20 minutes from Dumaguete. The long part is the drive down Cebu to Liloan, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours from Cebu City.
The Maayo Shipping RORO base passenger fare was ₱120 when we last verified it in July 2026. A fuel surcharge (capped by MARINA under Advisory No. 2026-15) and a separate terminal fee are added at the pier, so check the posted notice and bring small cash.
On Liloan-Sibulan the first Maayo Shipping sailing is 4:30 AM and the last is 10:30 PM, nine a day, the same times from both ports. On Bato-Tampi the first is 5:00 AM and the last 11:30 PM.
Yes, on the Maayo Shipping RORO, which carries cars and motorbikes on both Liloan-Sibulan and Bato-Tampi. Vehicle rates are paid at the pier. The Cuadro Alas fast craft takes passengers only.
The one signed “Bato via Oslob”, down the east coast. Ask to be set down at the Liloan wharf in Santander. “Bato via Barili” goes down the west coast to Bato, about a 10-minute tricycle ride from Liloan.
One fixed all-in price for the private vehicle leg, agreed in writing before you travel, with fuel, tolls and parking inside it - along with any waiting time or extra stops you tell us about when you ask. Because this trip involves a sea crossing, the ferry or boat ticket is not in that figure unless we have set it out for you: tell us the sailing you are aiming for, or ask us to work to one, and we will say plainly what we are quoting for and what you book yourself. Entrance and activity fees where you stop, your meals and your accommodation are paid locally.
Any pickup and any drop-off in Cebu. Add your date and your sailing, and we send one fixed, all-in price for a private car and driver. No payment now, no obligation.
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