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Cavite City
Component city in Cavite, Philippines

Cavite City

Cavite City, officially the City of Cavite is a component city in the Philippines.

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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 98,673 people.

Get in

Getting to Cavite City

Cavite City lies at the western end of Manila-Cavite Road (Route 62); it is 30 minutes from Manila by car.

  1. 01
    Sangley Point Airport

    Opened in 2020 to passenger service, this airport sits at the site of the Danilo Atienza Air Base and uses its runway, lengthened to accommodate narrow-body jets.

  2. 02
    Saint Anthony of Padua Transport

    Most trips depart from PITX, but some still continue to Park N' Ride (or "Lawton" in signs) and Santa Cruz in Manila.

  3. 03
    Saulog

    Services leave every 30 minutes from PITX.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Thirteen Martyrs Monument

    Valentin Street, Lopez Jaena Road, Zulueta Road and P.

  2. 02
    Fort San Felipe

    Built in 1609, it served as the fortress for the then town of Cavite, but only half of it remains.

  3. 03
    Sangley Point

    A former United States Navy station that was turned over to the Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force.

  4. 04
    Heroes Arch

    A monumental arch that served as the entrance to the Spanish-era Port of Cavite.

  5. 05
    Sea wall Samonte Park

    The park is located along the coast of Bacoor Bay and offers a stunning view of the sunset.

  6. 06
    Ramon Quijano Samonte Park

    The main green space in the city, it is contiguous with Plaza Soledad and contains the clock tower, the Ermita, and a small aviary featuring exotic bird species, particularly rare chicken breeds.

Do

Things to do

Cavite City Water Festival (Regada). June 17 and 24. It is a festive and religious celebration of the feast of St. John the Baptist. Regada started in 1996 and features the "Paulan" or "Basayawan", which is a street party where celebrators dance under water sprinklers.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Nieva's PizzaTeaRia

    Pizza and milk tea served in a carinderia atmosphere.

  2. 02
    New Chefoo Restaurant

    Affordable price and serving is good for 2-3 persons already.

  3. 03
    Asao Grill and Steak House

    Steaks, grilled dishes, and sizzling plates, partnered with fried rice.

  4. 04
    Yummylog Tapsilogan

    P.

  5. 05
    SeaChow Unlimited Seafood and Balbacua
How locals move

Getting around Cavite City the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • Bacoor-PITX Shanhai UV Express: Bacoor → PITX · Shanhai Transport Inc.
  • Molino–Lawton via Coastal Road UV Express
  • Molino–Lawton via Coastal Road UV Express (inbound)
  • C85 Lawton–Paliparan Site UV Express
  • C85 Paliparan Site–Park N' Ride Lawton UV Express (inbound)

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get in}} As of February 2020, the only passenger services on Sangley Point Airport are charter flights to Balesin Island on Alphaland Aviation.
  • Get inYou can also hop onto the colorful but cramped minibuses ("baby buses") from Baclaran in Parañaque or Bacoor.
  • Get aroundThe main jeepney route in the city is the Dalahican-PN-San Antonio route, which runs from Dalahican in the south to San Antonio in the north, with a detour to Fort San Felipe (PN).
  • Get aroundTo save time when arriving by bus, visitors usually disembark at the McDonald's junction and take the Dalahican-PN-San Antonio jeepney along P.

From Wikivoyage: Cavite City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.