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Magarao

Magarao, officially the Municipality of Magarao, is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.

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The place

Magarao, officially the Municipality of Magarao, is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,197 people.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Magarao

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist

    The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, also known as The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Cáceres.

    3.8 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia

    The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, commonly known as the Peñafrancia Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Pilgrim City and Queen City of Bicol—in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. It is one of the largest Marian pilgrimage sites in Asia.

    3.5 km · Roman Catholic minor basilica in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Ateneo de Naga University

    The Ateneo de Naga University and also referred to by its acronym AdNU, is a private Catholic Jesuit basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It was established in 1940 when the Jesuits took over the administration of the diocesan school, Camarines Sur Catholic Academy.

    3.6 km · private Jesuit Catholic research university in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Universidad de Sta. Isabel

    Universidad de Sta. Isabel de Naga, Inc., (English: University of St.

    3.7 km · university in Naga City, Camarines Sur · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Peñafrancia Church

    The Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish is a Roman Catholic church located in Naga City, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Càceres.

    3.1 km · Roman Catholic church in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Southeast Asian University of Technology

    The Southeast Asian University of Technology, formerly known as the Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology, is a public state university located in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Established in 1911, it has evolved from a trade school into a comprehensive technological university serving the Bicol Region.

    3.3 km · state university in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Jose Maria Panganiban Monument

    The monument to Jose Maria Panganiban is in front of the Gabaldon building at the Naga Central School 1, Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines, and was erected in 1930 by the school's Parents-Teachers Association, 30 years after his death. It is said to be the oldest existing monument of the Bicolano hero.

    3.4 km · monument in Naga, Philippines · Wikipedia

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Getting to Magarao

Airports
Bicol (DRP), 81 km · Kalibo (KLO), 237 km · Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 252 km
  • Legazpi → Magarao
    83 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₱225–300
  • Kalibo → Magarao
    235 km · quickest by road, 18h 7m · ₱1,700–2,260
  • Manila (Pasay) → Magarao
    256 km · quickest by road, 6h 17m · ₱900–1,200
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Magarao

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 Magarao. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inFrom the airport you need to walk to the main highway, where you can take a 30-minute jeepney or bus ride to get to the downtown, and costs .
  • Get inUV Express arrive and depart at these terminals: To get to Virac in the Catanduanes Island you take a minivan from the Naga van terminal to Tabaco city (2 hours, ).
  • Get inA fast ferry departs Tabaco port every day at noon.
  • Get inThe ferry takes 1.5 hours and the fare is .
  • Get aroundPublic transportation is provided by pedicabs, jeepneys and tricycles (motorcycles with a sidecar).

From Wikivoyage: Naga, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Sabang and Puerto GaleraPH

    9 ways of moving, 47 sources

    240 km
  2. 02
    Leyte IslandPH

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    366 km
  3. 03
    CoronPH

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    373 km
  4. 04
    Tagbilaran and BoholPH

    12 ways of moving, 45 sources

    452 km
  5. 05
    DumaguetePH

    9 ways of moving, 46 sources

    484 km

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