New Terminal Fee Rate @ Terminal II

I went back to my hometown in Calapan last Friday (November 28)  after a long week of work here at Makati and to my surprise, the terminal fee is now Php30.00! It used to be Php10.00 for regular passengers and Php5.00 for students/seniors/disabled passengers. 

Now the students, senior citizens and disabled passengers would shell out Php15.00 just to walk through the terminal (Terminal II of Batangas Port) which by the way is not air conditioned and will only add additional burden to passengers because you will have to climb a stairs to the terminal at the second floor, then exit on the other side and walk all the way to the ro-ro vessel. As for the regular passengers, have Php30.00 ready.

And oh, by the way, there are no personnel that you can ask for instruction on which exit you have to take.

My travel last Friday was very uncomfortable. :-(

Schedule of Trips from Batangas - Romblon

Trips to Magdiwang, Sibuyan, Ambulong, San Agustin and Romblon leaves Batangas Port every 4:00 PM on Thursdays and Saturdays.

For more information, please call ATI Batangas at Terminal II, Port of Batangas at telephone number 043-723-4293.

Montenegro Fastcraft Schedule

Here's the Daily Departure trips of Montenegro Fastcraft servicing Calapan Port - Batangas Port route:

 

Departure from Calapan City:

1. 7:00 AM
2. 9:00 AM
3. 11:00 AM
4. 1:00 PM
5. 3:00 PM
6. 5:00 PM

Departure from Batangas City

1. 7:00 AM
2. 9:00 AM
3. 11:00 AM
4. 1:00 PM
5. 3:00 PM
6. 5:00 PM

For booking, inquiries and reservations, you may contact ticketing offices at:

 

Batangas Sattelite Office

Landline: +63 (43) 723-8294

Cell Number: +63 (922) 889-1022

 

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Calapan Sattelite Office

Landline: +63 (43) 288-4346

Cell Number: +63 (922) 889-7044

 

Other info can be found at the shipping line's website: http://www.montenegro.com.ph

 

Updated Supercat Schedule

There is actually an update on Supercat Schedule of trips. I was in a hurry and just added a comment on one of the entries. Here's the link. Supercat now has two boats servicing Calapan - Batangas route: Supercat 23 and Supercat 20. Regular fare is Php 255.00, Php205.00 for students. They also give discounts for minors (4-11 y/o) and Senior Citizens. They also still have Tipid Trip Promo on selected trips which offers Php180.00 flat rate fare per person. You may call any of the following numbers for more details on the promo:

• Batangas Port Ticketing Office : +63 (43) 723-0179
• Calapan Port Ticketing Office : +63 (43) 288-3179

Other Fastcraft Servicing Batangas-Calapan Route

Montenegro Shipping Lines has now a fastcraft servicing Batangas-Calapan (v.v.) route. Currently they have an all-day promo of Php180/person fare. It is smaller than the other fastcraft, The Supercat, and it travels  approximately one (1) hour.

 

Being a busy port, considering that this route is now included in Philippine Nautical Highway, having an alternative like this is a big help for the passengers like me, who regularly uses this route. 

ATM Machine at Batangas Port

I would like to include in this blog that Batangas Port Terminal II has a BPI ATM Machine serving clients of Expressnet, which is the primary network of the following banks:

• Landbank of the Philippines
• BPI Family Savings Bank
• BPI Direct Savings Bank
• Banco de Oro (tied up with Megalink)
  
• HSBC
• HSBC Savings Bank

ATM Machine also caters for Cirrus and Maestro for MasterCard, , Diners Club credit, debit and prepaid cards.

Please be advised that ATM charges fees on withdrawal and balance inquiries from non-members of the bank. Please check with your own bank for current ATM usage fees.

Supercat Trips Schedule as of December 22, 2007

Departures from Calapan Port

1. 5:00 AM - First Trip from Calapan
2. 6:30 AM
3. 8:00 AM
4. 9:30 AM
5. 11:00 AM
6. 12:30 PM
7. 2:00 PM
8. 3:30 PM
9. 5:00 PM - Last Trip from Calapan

Departures from Batangas Port

1. 6:30 AM
2. 8:00 AM
3. 9:30 AM
4. 11:00 AM
5. 12:30 PM
6. 2:00 PM
7. 3:30 PM
8. 5:00 PM
9. 6:30 PM - Last Trip from Batangas

For more information, you may call Supercat Office at the following numbers: 043-723-8227 (Batangas Port) or 043-288-3179 (Calapan Port)