Cheap Flights Siargao to
Davao 🌊
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Siargao → Davao, Philippines
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No ferry, and don't try the overland route
Siargao and Davao aren't connected by a direct ferry — the closest thing is a fastcraft from Siargao to Surigao City, then a bus from Surigao to Butuan and on to Davao, which adds up to roughly 8–10 hours of combined travel and rarely costs much less than the flight once you total fastcraft + bus fares. This flight, thin as it is, is genuinely the practical option — reserve the overland routing for travellers already island-hopping through Mindanao who have days to spare, not a weekend trip.
Siargao → Davao flight deals today
Cheapest one-way fares from Sayak Airport (IAO) to Francisco Bangoy International (DVO) · Cebgo only · Prices in PHP
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Best time to fly Siargao → Davao
Month-by-month price guide for the IAO–DVO route — shaped by two very different festival calendars
Real costs for Siargao travellers
Here's what ₱5,000 vs ₱15,000 all-in actually gets you in Davao for a long weekend — flight included
Things Siargao travellers always get wrong about this route
Five mistakes people flying IAO–DVO consistently make
There isn't. This is a single carrier, single daily flight, small ATR-72 aircraft — the kind Mindanao's afternoon thunderstorms and General Luna crosswinds delay or cancel more often than a trunk route like MNL–CEB. If your Cebgo flight is scrubbed, there is no same-day rebooking on another airline flying this exact routing; the fallback is connecting via Cebu or Manila, which can cost you a full extra day. If you have a tight onward connection in Davao (an international flight, a hospital appointment, an event), fly a day earlier than you think you need to.
Sayak Airport has no reliable ATM, and the small environmental/terminal fee (around ₱20, sometimes bundled with the domestic terminal charge) is collected in cash with no change given. If you're used to running your whole Siargao life on GCash, this is the one moment it won't save you — pull cash in General Luna or Dapa before you head to the airport, not at the terminal.
Cebgo's turboprop has real limits on this route: a route-level cap of roughly two surfboard bookings per flight, a strict 6-foot length limit, a 20 kg weight cap, and app-only surfboard add-ons that must be booked at least 2 hours before departure — not at check-in. Longboards over 6 feet cannot travel on this flight at all. If you're bringing a quiver to Davao for a competition or a shaper, book the board slot the moment you book the seat, and have a plan B (shipping, or renting on arrival) if the cap is already full.
Because it's the same once-daily plane both ways, Davao's Kadayawan Festival (all of August, peaking mid-month) fills seats on the Siargao-to-Davao leg, while Siargao's own Surfing Cup (mid-October) rolling into the WSL Philippines Pro Championship Tour stop (October 31–November 10) fills the Davao-to-Siargao leg back. If your trip straddles either window in either direction, book 4–6 weeks out — "I'll grab a seat a week before" works in February, not in these months.
Because there's only one airline on the nonstop, some travellers assume a connection through Cebu or Manila must be cheaper — it almost never is on a same-day search, and it turns a 1-hour-15-minute hop into most of a day. The nonstop Cebgo flight is both the fastest and, booked a few weeks out, usually the cheapest real option. Save the connection-hunting for when the direct flight is genuinely sold out.
Airlines flying Siargao → Davao
This is a single-carrier route — no Manila-style price competition to lean on
💡 Reality check: Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific mainline both serve Davao, and PAL and Sunlight Air both serve Siargao — but none of them fly the direct IAO–DVO leg. Cebgo (Cebu Pacific's regional turboprop brand) has it alone. Fares here move on booking timing and season, not on undercutting a competitor. Cebgo sells 7 kg cabin-only base fares — add checked baggage at booking, it's cheaper than at the airport, and mandatory if you're bringing a surfboard.
Davao travel guide for Siargao visitors
Everything you need to know before you fly IAO to DVO
🛫 Why Siargao people actually fly to Davao
- Onward international connections — Davao's DVO has direct flights to Singapore, Hong Kong, and other regional hubs that Siargao doesn't
- Bigger hospitals and specialist medical care — Davao Doctors, San Pedro, and Southern Philippines Medical Center serve much of eastern Mindanao
- Big-box shopping runs — SM Lanang Premier, Abreeza, and Gaisano stock gear (surf, dive, electronics) that isn't sold on the island
- Surf competitors and staff moving between the Siargao contest calendar and Davao for supplies, sponsors, or a mainland break
- Family visits — a meaningful share of Siargao's tourism and boat workforce has relatives in Davao Region
🚗 Getting around Davao
- Francisco Bangoy Airport is close to the city centre — Grab or taxi to downtown runs ₱150–₱300 and takes 15–25 minutes, a fraction of Siargao's 45-minute airport transfer
- Grab is reliable and widely used — this is a real city with real traffic apps, unlike Siargao
- Jeepneys and multicabs are the cheapest way around, ₱13–₱15 per ride
- Davao is one of the safest and most orderly big cities in the Philippines — strict local ordinances (curfews, firecracker bans, smoking rules) are genuinely enforced
- For Samal Island day trips, take a habal-habal or Grab to Sasa Wharf, then a short banca crossing
💰 Budget in Davao
- Budget: ₱800–₱1,500/day covers a hostel bed, carinderia meals, and jeepney fares
- Mid-range: ₱2,500–₱4,000/day for a 3-star hotel and sit-down restaurants
- Davao is noticeably cheaper day-to-day than Siargao, where almost everything is barged or ferried in and marked up
- ATMs are everywhere and reliable — reload your cash supply here before flying back to Siargao's thinner ATM network
- GCash, Maya, and cards are accepted far more widely than in General Luna
🦅 What to do in Davao
- Philippine Eagle Center (Malagos) — see the national bird up close; ~45 min from the city, entrance ~₱150
- Eden Nature Park — cool mountain air, zip lines, strawberry farm views; a break from Siargao's beach heat
- Samal Island — white-sand resort beaches a short banca ride from Davao proper, without Siargao's crowds or surf swell
- Roxas Avenue Night Market — the city's food-crawl institution, open nightly
- Malagos Chocolate Farm & Garden — tastings and a farm tour, popular half-day trip
🏨 Where to stay in Davao
- Downtown / San Pedro & Roxas Avenue: walkable to markets and night market food, budget hotels (₱1,000–₱2,000/night)
- Matina: quieter, near SM City Davao, popular with return guests and business travellers (₱1,200–₱2,800/night)
- Lanang / Bajada: closest to malls (SM Lanang, Abreeza) and a short Grab from the airport (₱2,000–₱4,500/night)
- Agdao: the budget-hostel district — bed spaces and dorms from around ₱800
- Book ahead during Kadayawan week (peaks mid-August) — hotels routinely sell out 2–3 months in advance
🍽️ Must-eat in Davao
- Durian — Davao is the country's durian capital; buy fresh at Magsaysay Park or try it in cake, candy, and ice cream form if the raw fruit isn't your thing
- Kinilaw — Mindanao-style raw fish "ceviche" in vinegar and coconut; a different style from Siargao's usual grilled catch
- Sinuglaw — grilled pork mixed with kinilaw, a Davao specialty
- Pomelo — in season roughly August through October, sold fresh at Bankerohan Public Market
- Roxas Night Market grills — the cheapest, most social way to sample everything in one sitting, from ₱60–₱150 per skewer plate
Davao trip budget from Siargao
Typical costs for a 3-night Davao trip — all amounts in Philippine Peso (PHP)
| Item | Budget | Mid-range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✈ Flight (one-way) | ₱1,888–2,500 | ₱3,200–4,500 | Booked weeks ahead vs closer to departure; checked baggage extra on Cebgo |
| 🏨 Hotel (per night) | ₱600–1,200 | ₱2,000–4,500 | Agdao/Matina hostel vs 3-star near Lanang or downtown |
| 🍖 Meals (per day) | ₱250–400 | ₱600–1,200 | Carinderia + night market vs sit-down restaurants |
| 🚌 Local transport/day | ₱100–200 | ₱300–700 | Jeepney/multicab vs Grab |
| 🦅 Activities | ₱300–800 | ₱1,000–2,500 | Night market crawl vs Eagle Center + Eden Nature Park + Samal day trip |
| 🎁 Pasalubong / shopping | ₱200–500 | ₱800–2,000 | Durian pasalubong (chips/candy travel better than fresh fruit) |
| 📊 Total (3 nights) | ~₱4,500–7,000 | ~₱12,000–21,000 | Includes flight. Ground costs in Davao are cheaper than Siargao's. |
7 tips to get the cheapest Siargao→Davao flights
A thin, single-carrier route needs a different strategy than MNL–CEB — use these
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Cebgo does run occasional seat sales that touch this route, though rock-bottom ₱99 base fares are rarer here than on MNL–CEB simply because there's less inventory to discount. Subscribe to piso-fare.com alerts to catch the sales that do happen.
Book 2–3 weeks ahead as a baseline
With one flight a day, this route fills up faster than a trunk route. Two to three weeks out is a reasonable minimum most of the year. For Kadayawan (August) or the Siargao surf contest season (mid-October to mid-November), push that to 4–6 weeks.
Don't expect airline-vs-airline competition to help you
There's no second carrier flying this nonstop to shop against — Cebgo has it alone. The lever you actually control is timing (book early, fly shoulder season), not comparing brands the way you would on MNL–CEB.
Check the day-of-week schedule before you commit dates
This isn't a daily-every-day route in the strictest sense — it typically runs most but not all days of the week. Confirm the actual operating day for your travel window before locking in the rest of your itinerary, especially onward international connections.
Add baggage — and surfboards — at booking, not at the airport
Cebgo's base fare is 7 kg cabin-only. Add checked baggage when you book, and if you're bringing a board, book the surfboard slot through the app at least 2 hours before departure — Cebgo caps surfboard bookings per flight on this ATR-72 route.
February, May, and June are the cheapest months
These months sit outside Holy Week, Kadayawan, and the Siargao surf calendar. Fares from ₱1,888–₱3,200 one-way are realistic here without needing a seat sale.
Have a plan B date if weather threatens your flight
Mindanao's rainy season (roughly June–October) and the ATR-72 aircraft type mean this route sees more weather-related delays and cancellations than a jet route. If your Davao arrival is time-critical, build in a buffer day rather than flying same-day into a tight connection.
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Cheap flights Siargao to Davao — what to know
The Siargao to Davao route is unlike almost every other page on this site: it's a single flight a day, operated by a single airline, on a small turboprop. Cebgo runs the only nonstop between Sayak Airport (IAO) and Francisco Bangoy International (DVO), a hop of roughly 1 hour 10 to 15 minutes on an ATR-72. There's no Philippine Airlines or AirAsia competing on this exact nonstop the way there is on MNL–CEB, so the usual "compare four airlines and grab the cheapest" strategy doesn't apply here. What matters instead is booking early enough that the plane hasn't already filled, because on a single daily departure it genuinely can.
We track this route because it quietly serves a real mix of travellers who never show up in the generic "Siargao surf trip" content everywhere else: long-stay expats and boat crew heading to Davao for bigger hospitals or an SM Lanang shopping run, surf competitors and event staff moving gear between Mindanao's two biggest travel hubs, and families splitting time between the island and relatives on the mainland. Booked three or more weeks ahead in a shoulder month, we've seen Cebgo one-way fares on this route sit around ₱1,888–₱2,500 all-in — cheap for a thin regional route, though nowhere near the ₱99 piso fares Cebu Pacific runs on MNL–CEB, because there simply isn't the seat inventory here to discount that hard.
What makes this route genuinely tricky to time is that it has two separate demand spikes pulling in opposite directions on the same aircraft. Davao's Kadayawan Festival runs through all of August and peaks around mid-month, filling seats on the Siargao-to-Davao leg as visitors fly in for the parades and agri-trade fair. Then, from mid-October through the Siargao International Surfing Cup and straight into the WSL Philippines Pro — the first Championship Tour stop the world tour has ever brought to the Philippines, running October 31 to November 10 — demand flips and fills the Davao-to-Siargao leg instead as surfers, media, and spectators converge on Cloud 9. Because it's the same once-daily plane serving both legs, either window can leave you stuck if you didn't book ahead, regardless of which direction you're flying.
Holy Week and the Christmas–New Year stretch push fares up everywhere in the Philippines, and this route is no exception — expect ₱4,000 and up one-way during those weeks. Outside all of that, February, May, and June are consistently the calmest, cheapest months to fly IAO–DVO, with fares realistically in the ₱1,900–₱3,200 range without needing a seat sale to land there.
What we actually track on this page is Cebgo's real one-way fare on this exact routing, refreshed regularly, alongside a 90-day price history so you can tell whether today's fare is genuinely low or just average dressed up as a deal. If you're weighing whether to fly this route at all versus routing through Cebu or Manila: don't. The connection turns a 75-minute hop into most of a travel day and rarely comes out cheaper on a same-day search. Subscribe below and we'll flag it the moment Cebgo puts a real discount on this leg.
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Content reviewed 2026-08-08 · Prices update automatically every day
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