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Malabon

Malabon, officially the City of Malabon, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.

Malabon
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The place

Malabon, officially the City of Malabon, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 389,929 people. Located just north of the city of Manila, Malabon is primarily residential, industrial and one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis, having a total land area of 15.96 square kilometers (6.16 sq mi)

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Malabon

10 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
    Baroque Churches of the Philippines

    The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are a collection of four Spanish Colonial-era baroque churches in the Philippines, which were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The churches are also considered as national cultural treasures of the country.

    8.1 km · World Heritage Site consisting of four churches in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    San Agustin Church

    The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the San Agustin Church and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the Order of Saint Augustine located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines. Completed in 1607, it is the oldest stone church in the country.

    8.1 km · Roman Catholic church in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Manila Cathedral

    The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Manila Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Manila. It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the principal patroness of the Philippines.

    7.8 km · Roman Catholic basilica located in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Rizal Park

    Rizal Park, Luneta, also known as Rizal Park, Luneta Park, or simply Luneta, is a historic urban park located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It is one of the largest urban parks in the country, covering an area of 58 hectares.

    8.9 km · historic urban park in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    University of Santo Tomas

    The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê, is a private Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus.

    6.4 km · private pontifical university in Manila · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Diocese of Kalookan

    The Diocese of Kalookan is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Manila and covers South Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas.

    1.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Masjid Al-Dahab

    Masjid Al-Dahab, officially known as Manila Golden Mosque and Cultural Center, is a mosque situated in the predominantly Muslim section of the Quiapo district in Manila, Philippines, and is considered the largest mosque in Metro Manila.

    7.6 km · mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    San Sebastian Church

    The Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Sebastian, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Saint Sebastian and commonly known as San Sebastian Church or San Sebastian Basilica, is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.

    7.4 km · all-steel church in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Diocese of Cubao

    The Diocese of Cubao is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in district of Cubao in Quezon City, in northern Metro Manila, Philippines. The diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 2003 from the ecclesiastical district of Cubao of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.

    9.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Quiapo Church

    The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, commonly known as Quiapo Church and canonically as the Parish of Saint John the Baptist, is a Catholic basilica and national shrine located in the district of Quiapo in Manila, Philippines. It houses the Jesús Nazareno, a dark statue of Jesus Christ that is venerated by devotees and regarded by many as miraculous.

    7.3 km · Roman Catholic parish church in Manila · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    San Bartolome Church

    Historic Roman Catholic church with a history dating back to 1599.

  2. 02
    Malabon Zoo
  3. 03
    Malabon City Hall

    F.

  4. 04
    Malabon People's Park

    Governor Pascual Street, Catmon.

  5. 05
    Hwa Chong Temple

    North Polytech Street, Potrero.

From Wikivoyage: Malabon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Dampalit Megadike Bike Trail

    Dampalit Megadike Bike trail is a Park, Beautiful Place to shoot sunset 5PM to 6PM.

From Wikivoyage: Malabon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Belly's Restaurant
  2. 02
    Don Benito's Cassava Cake and Pichi Pichi
  3. 03
    Byco’s Barbecue MS

    Grilled Stuffed Squid/Pork Barbecue/Samgyeopsal.

  4. 04
    McDonald's - MacArthur Malabon

    11-F Lanzones Street, Potrero.

  5. 05
    JT's Manukan Grille Malabon

From Wikivoyage: Malabon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Malabon

Airports
Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 18 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 73 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 76 km
  • Mabalacat → Malabon
    73 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · ₱185–250
  • Olongapo → Malabon
    73 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · ₱270–360
  • Legazpi → Malabon
    347 km · quickest by air, 4h 36m · ₱3,250–5,050
  • From anywhere
    The planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Malabon

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

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inBuses, jeepneys, taxis, and tricycles bound for Malabon are available in any parts of Metro Manila.

From Wikivoyage: Malabon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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

    9 ways of moving, 47 sources

    127 km
  2. 02
    CoronPH

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    307 km
  3. 03
    El NidoPH

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    423 km
  4. 04
    Leyte IslandPH

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    602 km
  5. 05
    Tagbilaran and BoholPH

    12 ways of moving, 45 sources

    640 km

If you know how people move in Malabon – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Malabon

Malabon is 1 km from Caloocan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Manilacapital city of the Philippines7.4 km
  • Quezon Citycity of the Philippines in Metro Manila9.5 km
  • Caloocancity of the Philippines in Metro Manila1.3 km
  • Q1623city of the Philippines in Metro Manila5.1 km
  • San Juancity of the Philippines in Metro Manila9.8 km
  • Navotascity of the Philippines in Metro Manila2.1 km