Makati City
Makati, officially the City of Makati, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
Makati, officially the City of Makati, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. It is the country's leading center for finance, commerce, business, and diplomacy, and is home to numerous foreign embassies and diplomatic missions. Makati has the largest skyline in the country, with 432 high-rises and skyscrapers, including 138 that exceed 100 m (328 ft) in height. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 309,770 people.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Greenbelt Chapel
- 02Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church
Built by the Augustinian friars and is inspired by European Baroque.
- 03Philippine Stock Exchange
Tower One & Exchange Plaza, Ayala Triangle Gardens, Ayala Avenue.
- 04Ninoy Aquino Monument
Erected in honor of the late Filipino senator, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, who was the husband of late Philippines president.
- 05Nielson Tower Historical Marker
The Nielson Airport was built by Laurie Reuben Nielson, a businessman born in New Zealand.
- 06Gabriela Silang Monument
Makati Avenue corner Ayala Avenue.
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Things to do
- 01Manila Polo Club
Exclusive: you can't order or get water inside if you're only a guest and not a member.
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Where to eat
- 01Earl of Sandwich
- 02Domino's
- 03California Pizza Kitchen
Great traditional thin crust pizzas and a family restaurant.
- 04Apartment
Leviste Corner Sedeno St., Salcedo Village,.
- 05Circles Event Café
Offers an array of continental, oriental, à la carte and buffet selections in a relaxing ambiance.
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Getting to Makati City
- Airports
- Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 5 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 85 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 86 km
- Olongapo → Makati City86 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ₱315–420
- Mabalacat → Makati City90 km · quickest by road, 2h 13m · ₱230–310
- Legazpi → Makati City331 km · quickest by air, 3h 55m · ₱2,790–4,320
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Makati City
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Makati City. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe Pasig River Ferry stops at one station in Makati: Guadalupe (near Guadalupe Bridge) is in a convenient spot for tourists, which makes this option far less convenient than hailing a taxi.
- Get inIt may be worth keeping the ferry service in mind as another means of getting into Makati from other riverside districts such as Manila/Intramuros.
- Get aroundJeepneys, both traditional and modern, prowl Makati's inner city roads outside Ayala Center such as Chino Roces Ave, Kalayaan Ave and J.P.
- Get aroundEven before the introduction of modern jeepneys, Makati had traditional-styled air-conditioned jeepneys, mostly plying Gil Puyat Ave.
From Wikivoyage: Makati, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Makati City – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Makati City
Makati City is 3 km from Mandaluyong, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.