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# Bacarra

Bacarra, officially the Municipality of Bacarra is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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## Every way there

- Mabalacat → Bacarra 337 km · quickest by road, 8h 48m · ₱930–1,230 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mabalacat-to-bacarra) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mabalacat&to=Bacarra)
- Olongapo → Bacarra 382 km · quickest by road, 9h 58m · ₱1,090–1,450 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/olongapo-to-bacarra) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Olongapo&to=Bacarra)
- Manila (Pasay) → Bacarra 414 km · quickest by air, 3h 54m · ₱3,040–4,710 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manila-pasay-to-bacarra) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manila+%28Pasay%29&to=Bacarra)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Bacarra, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Bacarra has

- Y Scheduled flights Laoag City (LAO), 12 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- N Ferries no crossing within 25 km
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Laoag, 6 km.

18.252°, 120.611°

According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,734 people.

Get in

## Getting to Bacarra

Bacarra is along Route 2 (Manila North Road), which skirts the eastern and northern edges of downtown. It is served by buses running the Manila-Pagudpud and Laoag-Tuguegarao route. Some bus companies operate limited direct services from Metro Manila. The nearest airport is in Laoag.

See

## Worth seeing

Most sights in Bacarra are gathered in the vicinity of the town plaza.

1. Bacarra Church
2. Bacarra Belltower
3. Vijia Watchtower The ruins of a Spanish-era coastal fortification meant to look out for pirates and foreign invaders.
4. Bacarra Municipal Hall Despite multiple renovations it has retained its original neo-classic façade.
5. Lazo Ancestral Home
6. Peralta Ancestral Home Paredes Street, Santa Rita (beside Bacarra Church).

Do

## Things to do

1. Natba Beach Bacarra's main beach, named after its silver sand.

How locals move

## Getting around Bacarra the local way

- Get around Calesa - Horse-drawn carriage Jeepney Tricycle Rent-a-car

From [Wikivoyage: Laoag](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Laoag), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacarra) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bacarra), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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