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Tacloban 🌀
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Davao → Tacloban, Philippines
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Flying on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday? There's no nonstop that day.
Cebu Pacific's DVO–TAC nonstop (flight 5J4768) only operates Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. If your dates don't line up with one of those three days, your realistic options are a same-day connection through Manila or Cebu (roughly 6–8 hours total including layover, from around ₱3,500–₱6,000 one-way), or simply shifting your travel date by a day or two to catch the nonstop. Most travellers searching "Davao to Tacloban flight" on a random Wednesday don't realise this and end up booking an expensive connection they didn't need to.
DVO → Tacloban flight deals today
Cheapest one-way fares from Francisco Bangoy International (DVO) to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) · Prices in PHP
📅 Davao → Tacloban Price Calendar
See the cheapest days to fly — remember, nonstop flights only run Tue/Thu/Sat.
Best time to fly Davao → Tacloban
Month-by-month price guide — note this route only flies 3x/week, so "cheap month" also means "the day you fly matters more than usual"
Real costs for Davao travellers
Here's what ₱5,000 vs ₱14,000 all-in actually gets you in Tacloban for a long weekend — flight included
Things Davaoeños always get wrong about this route
Five mistakes first-time Davao-to-Tacloban travellers consistently make
Cebu Pacific's DVO–TAC nonstop only flies Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. If you search for a Monday or Friday departure, booking sites will quietly show you a connecting itinerary via Manila or Cebu that takes 6+ hours and costs more — without clearly telling you a nonstop exists two days later. Before booking any connection, shift your search dates by a day or two and check if 5J4768 is running instead. It almost always beats the connection on price and time.
Drivers right outside arrivals commonly quote ₱250–₱300 for a tricycle downtown, and some taxi drivers push fixed fares of ₱500–₱1,000. The actual jeepney fare covering the same route is around ₱10–₱15, and a fair tricycle rate off the main road is closer to ₱50–₱80. If you're not in a rush, walk toward the main road past the terminal frontage where tricycles charge closer to local rates.
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport has one banking counter and ATM inside the terminal, and it isn't unusual for it to be out of cash or temporarily offline, especially on a Saturday when the DVO–TAC flight lands. Withdraw pesos in Davao before you fly, or plan your first stop downtown near Robinsons Place Tacloban or a BDO/BPI branch, both of which have reliable ATMs.
Because this route only has 3 flights a week, Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival — Tacloban's biggest event — puts real pressure on the limited nonstop seats around June 27–29. Unlike MNL–CEB, where a sold-out flight just means booking the next one that same day, a sold-out Saturday flight on this route means waiting until Tuesday. Book 4–6 weeks ahead if your dates fall in that window.
Leyte and Eastern Visayas sit directly in the Pacific typhoon corridor, and Tacloban's most devastating storm, Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), hit on November 8, 2013 — the city holds memorial events around that date every year. Flights on this thin schedule are more likely to be cancelled or rebooked around a typhoon than on high-frequency routes, since there's no "next flight in 2 hours" fallback. If you're travelling September through December, check PAGASA's forecast a few days out and consider travel insurance that covers weather cancellations.
Airlines flying DVO → Tacloban
Only one airline flies this nonstop — everyone else routes you through a hub
💡 Baggage tip: Cebu Pacific's DVO–TAC fare does not include a free checked bag — add it at booking, it's cheaper than paying at the counter. Only Cebu Pacific offers a true nonstop; PAL and Cebgo fares shown here are connecting itineraries with a layover at their respective hub.
Tacloban travel guide for Davao visitors
Everything you need to know before you fly from DVO to TAC
🗓️ The 3x-weekly schedule, explained
- Cebu Pacific flight 5J4768 flies nonstop Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only
- No nonstop on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun — connections via Manila or Cebu take 6–8 hours
- This route launched October 29, 2024, so historical seat-sale data is thinner than older routes
- Flight time is ~1h 15–20 min, covering roughly 460 km over the Mindanao and Visayan seas
- Set a piso-fare.com alert — with only 3 flights a week, sale seats go fast
🏍️ Getting around Tacloban
- DZR Airport sits in San Jose, roughly 20–40 minutes from downtown by road (drivers quote distances anywhere from 2–9 km depending on route)
- Jeepneys cost ₱10–₱15 downtown; the cheapest way in from the airport
- Grab has limited driver availability in Tacloban — don't count on it being there when you land
- Tricycles and "Spider" sidecars are the local taxi-equivalent; agree on the fare before boarding
- For San Juanico Bridge or day trips outside the city, hire a habal-habal or van for the day
💰 Budget in Tacloban
- Budget: ₱1,000–₱1,700/day covers accommodation, meals, and local transport
- Mid-range: ₱2,500–₱4,000/day for a 3-star hotel and sit-down restaurants
- Downtown eateries and carinderias are cheap — a full meal runs ₱80–₱150
- Only one ATM inside the airport terminal — withdraw cash in Davao before you fly, or hit an ATM at Robinsons Place Tacloban
- No foreign currency exchange needed — all Philippine peso (PHP) throughout
🌉 Where to go from Tacloban
- San Juanico Bridge — the longest bridge in the Philippines, connecting Leyte and Samar; ~30–45 min by habal-habal or van
- MacArthur Landing Memorial (Palo) — WWII site marking the October 20, 1944 "I Shall Return" landing; ~20 min from the airport
- Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum — former Romualdez residence turned museum, downtown
- Calicoan Island (Samar) — surf beaches, a longer day trip across San Juanico
- Cancabato Bay boardwalk — easy, low-cost evening walk in the city itself
🏨 Where to stay in Tacloban
- Downtown (Real St. / Justice Romualdez area): walkable to Sto. Niño Church, markets, and pasalubong shops (₱600–₱1,500/night)
- Near Robinsons Place (Marasbaras): convenient mall access, good mid-range hotel cluster (₱1,800–₱3,500/night)
- Near the airport (San Jose): fewer options, mainly useful for very early Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday flights
- Book ahead for Pintados-Kasadyaan week (June 27–29) — rooms sell out fastest for this fiesta
- Christmas and Holy Week also drive up demand as balikbayans return to the province
🍖 Must-eat in Tacloban
- Binagol — creamy taro-and-coconut custard wrapped in banana leaf, Tacloban's signature pasalubong (~₱25–₱40 each)
- Moron — sticky rice and cacao rolled and wrapped in banana leaf; sold alongside binagol at downtown pasalubong shops
- Waray-style seafood — fresh catch from Cancabato Bay, grilled or in sinigang, at downtown carinderias
- Pasalubong shopping — head to the shops near Zamora Street/the port area, not the airport, for the best prices on binagol and moron
- Roscas — a crunchy local cookie, a lighter pasalubong option that travels well
Tacloban trip budget from Davao
Typical costs for a 3-night Tacloban trip — all amounts in Philippine Peso (PHP)
| Item | Budget | Mid-range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✈ Flight (one-way) | ₱1,499–2,100 | ₱2,500–3,800 | Only bookable Tue/Thu/Sat — no free checked bag on 5J |
| 🏨 Hotel (per night) | ₱600–1,000 | ₱1,800–3,800 | Budget guesthouse downtown vs 3-star near Robinsons Place |
| 🍖 Meals (per day) | ₱300–500 | ₱700–1,500 | Carinderia + street food vs sit-down seafood restaurants |
| 🚌 Local transport/day | ₱100–200 | ₱500–1,200 | Jeepney + tricycle vs habal-habal/van hire for day trips |
| 🌉 Activities | ₱500–1,000 | ₱1,500–3,000 | Self-guided San Juanico visit vs full-day heritage + Samar tour |
| 🎁 Pasalubong / shopping | ₱200–400 | ₱600–1,500 | Binagol & moron from Zamora St. shops, not the airport |
| 📊 Total (3 nights) | ~₱4,200–6,500 | ~₱9,000–16,500 | Excludes flights. Add the flight cost above for the full trip. |
7 tips to get the cheapest Davao→Tacloban flights
A thin, 3x-weekly route needs a different strategy than the big domestic trunk lines
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This route gets far fewer seat sale rounds than MNL–CEB, so when Cebu Pacific includes Tacloban in a promo, seats on just 3 weekly flights disappear fast. Subscribe to piso-fare.com alerts and be first to know.
Anchor your dates to Tue, Thu, or Sat first
Before you even check prices, confirm your travel dates land on a nonstop day. Picking your dates first and adjusting the flight search around them — instead of the other way around — is the single biggest fare-saver on this route.
Book 4–6 weeks ahead, not 2
With only 3 flights a week, this route sells out faster relative to capacity than MNL–CEB or MNL–DVO. Two weeks out is often too late for a good fare, even outside festival season.
Avoid the last week of June unless you want the festival
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival (June 27–29) is the single biggest demand spike on this specific route — bigger relative to normal fares than Holy Week, because there's no extra flight capacity to absorb the demand.
Add baggage at booking, not at the airport
Cebu Pacific's DVO–TAC fare has no free checked bag. Adding it during booking costs ₱400–₱600 less than paying at the counter — decide before you pay.
March is genuinely the cheapest month — May is the worst
This route doesn't follow the usual "avoid April" rule cleanly. March consistently prices lower than expected, while May (not April) tends to be the priciest month of the year on this specific city pair.
Compare the nonstop against a connection before assuming it's cheaper
On off-days, a PAL or Cebgo connection through Manila or Cebu can sometimes come in close to a full-fare nonstop. Always check both — but factor in the extra 5–7 hours and a second baggage claim before deciding a connection is "worth it."
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Davao to Tacloban flights — what to know
If you're looking for cheap flights Davao to Tacloban, the first thing to understand is that this isn't a route like DVO–MNL or DVO–CEB, where a dozen daily departures mean you can basically fly whenever you want. Cebu Pacific is the only carrier flying this city pair nonstop, and it does so with a single aircraft rotation three times a week — Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, under flight number 5J4768. The route is also relatively new: Cebu Pacific only launched it in late October 2024, alongside new Davao connections to Caticlan and Puerto Princesa, as part of a push to strengthen Davao's role as a secondary hub for Mindanao-Visayas travel. We mention this because it changes how you should shop for fares here — treating it like a high-frequency trunk route will cost you money and time.
The cheapest time to book this route
Because there's no daily competition pushing prices down, regular one-way fares on this route sit noticeably higher than what Davao travellers are used to seeing on busier city pairs — typically ₱2,100 to ₱3,800 all-in outside of promos. When Cebu Pacific does run a seat sale that includes Tacloban, we've seen fares drop to around ₱1,499–₱1,899 one-way, but these windows are shorter and rarer than on MNL–CEB or DVO–MNL, simply because the airline has fewer weekly departures to discount. March is the most reliable cheap month we track on this route, sitting below both the April Holy Week bump and, somewhat counterintuitively, below May, which tends to run as the single most expensive month of the year here. Anchoring your travel dates to a Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday before you even open a booking site matters more on this route than chasing a "cheap month," since a connecting itinerary through Manila or Cebu on an off-day will usually cost more and take five to seven hours longer than simply shifting your date by a day or two.
What Tacloban actually costs a Davao traveller
Once you land, Tacloban is inexpensive by Philippine standards — a full carinderia meal downtown runs ₱80–₱150, and a budget guesthouse near the city centre starts around ₱600 a night. The flight itself, though, ends up being a bigger share of the total trip cost than it would be on a route with more competition, since there's no daily seat-sale rhythm to catch a rock-bottom fare on short notice. We generally tell budget travellers on this route to put their flexibility into the flight date, not the destination spend — Tacloban rewards patience on booking far more than it rewards hunting for discounts once you've arrived.
Pintados-Kasadyaan week and the limits of a thin schedule
Tacloban's biggest annual event, the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival, runs June 27 through 29 and draws Leyteños home from across the country to see the tattoo-inspired street dances and the feast of the Señor Santo Niño de Leyte. On a high-frequency route, a sold-out flight around a festival is a minor inconvenience — you book the next available departure that day. On this route, a sold-out Saturday before Pintados-Kasadyaan means the next nonstop seat might not open up until the following Tuesday. The same logic applies, more solemnly, around November 8, when the city holds memorial observances for Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan); demand from relatives and balikbayans returning for the anniversary can tighten the limited seats even outside the usual peak-season pattern.
How piso-fare.com tracks this route
We pull live DVO–TAC pricing daily from real flight searches and flag any fare that drops meaningfully below this route's 90-day average — which, given the thin schedule, is a more useful signal here than comparing against a generic "domestic seat sale" benchmark. If you're planning a trip, the single most useful action right now is subscribing to a fare alert for this specific route below, since a seat sale here can clear out fast across just three weekly departures rather than staying available for days the way it might on MNL–CEB.
Frequently asked questions — Davao to Tacloban flights
Content reviewed 2026-07-30 · Prices update automatically every day
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