Quezon City
Quezon City, also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C., is the most populous city in the Philippines.
Quezon City, also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C., is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 3,084,270 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila.
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Worth seeing in and around Quezon City
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.
- 01University of the Philippines
The University of the Philippines (UP; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas is a state public university system and the national university of the Philippines under Republic Act No. 9500.
2.8 km · national university of the Philippines · Wikipedia - 02Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University, commonly referred to as the Ateneo de Manila or the Ateneo, is a private Catholic research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Established in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region.
3.5 km · Jesuit university in Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia - 03University 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.
7.7 km · private pontifical university in Manila · Wikipedia - 04Diocese 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.
8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 05Masjid 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.
9 km · mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia - 06San 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.
8.4 km · all-steel church in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia - 07Smart Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world.
3.3 km · indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia - 08Diocese 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.
3.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 09Quiapo 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.
8.9 km · Roman Catholic parish church in Manila · Wikipedia - 10Diocese of Novaliches
The Diocese of Novaliches is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on December 7, 2002, by virtue of his Apostolic Constitution Animarum Utilitati, and was canonically erected on January 16, 2003, from the Archdiocese of Manila.
5.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Quezon Memorial Circle, in the Triangle Area, is a national park and shrine bounded by the Elliptical Road. At its center is a mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines. Mabuhay Rotonda in Quezon City/West was built to welcome people to the new national capital that was being built in Quezon City.
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Where to eat
Dining options vary upon each area or district of this large city. In the Diliman/Katipunan area, where some of the best universities in the country are located, dining options are largely geared towards the student population (though this does not say anything about the range or quality of available options -- posh dining is equally possible).
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Getting to Quezon City
- Airports
- Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 16 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 79 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 85 km
- Mabalacat → Quezon City82 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · ₱205–270
- Olongapo → Quezon City85 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · ₱285–380
- Legazpi → Quezon City335 km · quickest by air, 4h 24m · ₱3,120–4,840
- 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 Quezon 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 Quezon City. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundJeepneys, either traditional or modern ones, are most useful in areas of QC not already served by city buses such as UP Diliman, which is served by a loop service known as the "UP Ikot".
- Get aroundA lot of jeepney routes in QC also take the main roads primarily served by buses such as Commonwealth Avenue, but for trips that involve those roads, taking a bus is preferable.
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Next door to Quezon City
Quezon City is 7 km from Marikina City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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