Tried online booking with Airphil Express flight to Batanes to find out how much is the ticket price of the supposedly newest budget airline to operate the Manila to Basco, Batanes route. Here is the airfare cost of a trial booking:

Airphil Express Flight to Batanes

Booking date: February 21, 2013
Trial booking flight on May 17 to May 24, 2013:




Trip Summary Modify Search
Total:
8630 PHP
Price Summary:

Fare view 6586 PHP
Taxes view 1904 PHP
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Fees view 140 PHP
Ancillaries
Seats

Departing

Express Fares
Economy
Flight: 2P84
Depart: Manila (MNL)
departure:
05:15AM Fri. 05/17
Fare Basis: X2P
Arrive: Basco (Batanes) (BSO)
arrival:
07:00AM Fri. 05/17

Arriving

Express Fares
Economy
Flight: 2P85
Depart: Basco (Batanes) (BSO)
departure:
07:25AM Fri. 05/24
Fare Basis: K2P
Arrive: Manila (MNL)
arrival:
09:05AM Fri. 05/24

Passengers: 1

Price Summary:

Fare view 6586 PHP
Taxes view 1904 PHP
Discount
Fees view 140 PHP
Ancillaries
Seats

Total:
8630 PHP

With Airphil Express Fare to Batanes = PhP8630.00 is still nowhere near the ticket prices in other destinations, it still does not belong to the typical reach of budget travelers (except those big budgeted "budget travelers")

with economies of scale and more passengers, this will go down as more passengers and tourists fly to Batanes but will have to upgrade the airport to accommodate bigger aircraft.

For cheap airfare to Batanes, do follow them on facebook and/or twitter to get the latest Airphil Express Promo Fare announcements.

Airphil Express Batanes Flight Schedule:

Manila to Batanes (Flight Number 2P84): Monday/Friday 0500 HRS (arrive in Batanes at 0645HRS)
Batanes to Manila (Flight Number 2P84): Monday/Friday 0725 HRS

Flight duration/Travel Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Baggage Allowance: 10 kgs (Airphil Express Excess Baggage fee applies in excess of 10 kg)

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Now there are at least two competitors to Seair's once monopoly of the Manila-Batanes route, but here's one that serves cheaper "connecting flight" either Laoag to Batanes (Ilocos Norte) in the west and Tuguegarao to batanes (Cagayan) in the east.

Sky Pasada is a new company offering cheap flights to Batanes from either Laoag, Ilocos Norte or Tugegarao, Cagayan

Manila to Batanes Fare (year-round): PhP5985.00 (without terminal fee, terms and conditions apply)
Sky Pasasa Batanes Flights Trip Schedules: twice a week, Monday and Thursday

Cheap Flights to Batanes:

Laoag to Batanes promo Fare: PhP5199.00 (round-trip)
selling period: June 10 -30, 2012; Travel period:June 10 - August 30, 2012

Tuguegarao to Batanes promo fare: PhP5499.00
selling period: June 10 -30, 2012; Travel period:June 10 - August 30, 2012


how to book a flight to Sky Pasada? call their Manila Ticketing office hotline at Telephone: +63.2.553.4795; Tuguegarao ticketing office at telephone number: +63.78.304.1054; +63.928.203.3363; visit Sky Pasada official website for details or call Sky Pasada hotline.

now this promo fares to Batanes brought by Sky Pasada must be the answer to Tutubi's dream of cheap fares to Batanes since their competitor offers almost double the ticket prices to Batanes.

When will Tutubi visit Batanes? hmmm probably next year but no definite time for now

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One of the things Tutubi hopes to see someday is a dramatic decrease in round-trip ticket prices of Manila to Batanes route that he intends to take someday.

As some sort of answer to his wish, Seair will offer cheap flights to Batanes with their "buy 1, take 1" promo of Manila to Batanes flight tickets.

The cheap tickets to Batanes will be available on September 4 to 6, 2009 during the 20th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall for a PhP 14,344.00 all in. Travel and ticket validity period for the Batanes airfare promo is until October 15, 2009. (Note by Philippine standards, the fare to Batanes is really not affordable due to economies of scale but once traffic to the idyllic destination expands, lower fares will follow)

Manila to Basco, Batanes direct flights will be offered daily starting October 15, 2009.

SEAIR offers other flights from Manila to El Nido (Palawan), Puerto Princesa (Palawan), Tablas (Romblon), Clark (Pampanga), Zamboanga, Jolo (Sulu), and Tawi-tawi. Flights from Boracay to Puerto Princesa, and Cebu to Caticlan are also available.

For details, inquiries and other promos, you may visit Seaair official website or call Seair Hotline at +63.2.849.0100 for more information.

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Tutubi has never been to Batanes mainly due to scheduling woes and budget constraints particularly the still high price of airfare. He intends to visit the group of islands up north to fulfill his dream of visiting all of the Philippine provinces and major islands from Batanes to Tawi-tawi.

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For people asking the question Where to Stay in Batanes: Accommodations, Inns, Pension Houses, Lodges and Homestays

Information provided by a friend of Tutubi who's been there recently:

Batanes Resorts(Batanes Beach Resorts)

Batanes Resort:
Contact Numbers: +63.927.582.9078; +63.927.419.1008; +63.927.396.1000
e-mail ejlagrimas@yahoo.com
Tel. No.: +63.2.922.9621 local 327 or 332
(Ivatan Center in Quezon City)

Batanes Inns/Tourist Inns:

Brandon’s Inn:
Tel. No.: +63.920.281.1278; +63.929.207.4643

Shanedel’s Inn & Café:
Tel. No.: +63.920.447.0737; +63.919.823.4510; +63.2.413.0505
Email: shanedels@yahoo.com

Batanes Lodges:

Batanes Seaside Lodge & Restaurant:
Tel. No.: 09212290120, 09159404823,
Email: lbroberto_seaside@yahoo.com

Chanarian Hillside Homestay Lodging:
Tel. No.: +63.920.849.2496; +63.917.883.3279; +63.917.801.2641;
+63.919.808.7605

Fundacion Pacita Batanes Nature Lodge
Tel. No.: +63.2.929.2602 (Manila line),
Email: inquiries@fundacionpacita.ph, myla.pisig@fundacionpacita.ph

Ivatan Lodge:
Tel. No.: 09282451337, 09274191008, 09273961000,
Email: ejlagrimas@yahoo.com

Novita House:
Tel. No.: +63.915.886.5803; +63.2.564.8305 (Manila line)
Email address: novitahouse@gmail.com
Official Website: http://batanes.philippines.googlepages.com

Batanes Pension Houses:

Pension Ivatan
Location: Basco, Batanes
Website: www.pensionivatan.com
Email: innkeeper@pensionivatan.com


Batanes Homestays and Others:

Bahomas: Tel. No.: +63.926.901.5689

Disvayangan Beach House: Tel. No.: +63.918.784.0768; +63.927.979.8302

Thea M. Ordas: Tel. No.: +63.917.512.5346

House for rent (fully furnished with Ref, TV, washing machine and A/C)
Contact details:
+63.2.564.8305 (Manila line), +63.927.515.8167 (Bing), +63.917.841.5654
(Zerla), +63.917.841.5652 (Amy), +63.917.380.5444 (Gali)

No recommended accommodations yet as all of them are cheap by Manila
standards. There's no such thing as cheap Batanes accommodations for the
rates are really affordable for budget travelers and backpackers. The
only thing missing are low fares to Batanes that come from
once-in-a-blue-moon promos by Seair. Ferries to Batanes are also rare
and require long land travel to the northern tip of Luzon Island.

Daily Flights to Batanes will be available via Seair in September 2009
that will hopefully bring down flight ticket prices to the idyllic
island destination.

Please call the published contact numbers or visit official websites for
updated room rates, promos, reservations, and other inquiries.


Batanes Hotels, Batanes Beach Resorts, Hotels in Batanes, Cheap
Accommodations in Batanes

UPDATED: September 15, 2009

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