Travel Guide: Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte: Where to Stay, Bus Fare, Trip Schedules

From Vigan City tour, the group headed to a far place known as the Boracay of the North: Pagudpud, with its famed blue water and dive sites and the now famous Blue Lagoon (No Brooke Shields there)

UPDATED: April 2013

Where to Stay in Pagudpud: (Resort & Hotels, call for room rates)

Hannah's Beach Resort and Convention Center
Contact Numbers:
Mobile: +63.928.520.6255 (9am - 5pm only)
Telephone Number: +63.2.806.1477

Saud Beach Resort
Tel. +63.77.764.1005

Villa del Mar Ivory Beach Resort
Tel. +63.77.764.1080

Terra Rika Beach and Dive Resort
Mobile: +63.918.9371752; +63.920.255.8377
Telefax: +63.77.772.1845

Arinaya White Beach Resort

Northridge Resort

For cheap Pagudpud accommodations, you may look for homestays near the beach for about P250/night per person. As a rule, no beach front resort is cheap :P

Where to eat in Pagudpud:

There are many restaurants in Pagudpud but mostly in the resorts/hotels. There are eateries in many places to satisfy your growling stomach. You can also go to the market to buy fresh seafood and other stuff to cook/grill on the beach or you can ask locals to cook food for you.


Pagudpud ATM, Banking, Money Changers:

No ATMs and banks in the area so bring cash with you. The nearest ATMs are in Laoag City.

How to get to Pagudpud, the way true backpackers would:

Bus to Pagudpud from Manila: (call the bus companies for the latest bus schedules)

Florida bus.
Terminal: Lacson St (Gov. Forbes) corner Espana (near UST) in Manila
Trip Schedules:
Manila to Pagudpud: 9:30pm (Fare: PhP600.00)
Pagudpud to Manila: 8:00pm (Fare: PhP600.00)
Telephone number: +63.2.749.4862; +63.2.731.4473
Comments: Buses have toilets/comfort rooms
Trip Duration: around 10 hours (depends on traffic)

RCJ Transit
Trip Schedules: 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm (Regular Aircon Fare:PhP600.00)
Telephone Number: +63.2.781.9306

In Pagudpud town, request the bus conductor to for you to be dropped off in a place called Centro (near the public market and Pagudpud Municipal building) or tell him you're going to the white beach then ride a tricycle to your resort.

Manila to Laoag Bus Companies:

Farinas Transit
Bus Fare: PhP600.00 (Aircon), PhP800.00 (deluxe bus)
Telephone Number: +63.2.743.8582
Trip Schedules:

Maria De Leon
Bus Fare: PhP600.00 (Aircon)
Terminal is on Dapitan St, Manila (Back of UST)
Telephone Number: +63.2.731.4907

Partas Transit
Bus Station Address: 816 Aurora Blvd., Cor. P. Bernardo St.
Cubao, Quezon City (near Arayat Market)
Telephone Number: +63.2.725.1740

Bus Commute from Manila to Vigan to Laoag to Pagudpud:

Partas Bus: Duration 6 to7 hours
Vigan to Laoag, Trip Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Laoag to Pagudpud bus: Trip takes about an hour. Signboard: Pagudpud or Claveria, Cagayan

Manila to Laoag (Trip takes 10 hrs) try Partas bus, terminal in Cubao, QC or Pasay. Fare costs PhP600
Comments: reclining seats

Going back to Manila:

If you plan to return to Manila at night, you may take Florida bus.

Return trip during the day day requires a tricycle ride to Pagudpud municipal hall where you can ride Laoag-bound mini-buses (fare: P70). In Laoag City, ask a tricycle driver to take you to bus terminals of Farinas (bus to Manila) or Partas (bus to Cubao. Fare: P701). Trip Duration: 11 hours with stopovers

Other Interesting Places to See in Pagudpud (Tourist Spots):

Kabigan falls (short drive/ride and 30 minutes trek away), Blue Lagoon (Maira-ira, boat ride from Saud Beach), Agua Grande, Paraiso ni Anton, Yellow Orange Sands

Other Activities:

Diving and surfing sites along the coasts of Balaoi and Pasaleng, Ilocos Norte. You can also hire boats for Island-hopping and dolphin watching off the coast of Pasaleng from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Pagudpud, if you're from Metro Manila like Tutubi, it means Pagud na, pudpud pa!

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How to get to Pagudpud from Laoag Airport