Grab / rideshare · Traffic-dependent (same bridges as taxi)
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BCD6.6
CEB7.4+0.8
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BCD6.0
CEB7.4+1.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BCD5.6
CEB6.8+1.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BCD6.2
CEB6.6+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BCD6.4
CEB6.5+0.1
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BCD5.6
CEB7.5+1.9
Best for
BCD
PAL Business / Mabuhay Miles elites using Mabuhay LoungeCebu Pacific / AirAsia into Bacolod / Negros OccidentalTravelers staging Dumaguete / Negros island roads from Bacolod
CEB
Visayas / Mindanao domestic hubs and island-hopping via CebuPriority Pass holders using Plaza Premium T1 or T2 (both 24h)PAL Comfort / Business and Mabuhay Miles elites (T2 lounge is 04:00–08:30 only)Travelers who want Aerotel naps/showers inside Terminal 2
Watch out for
BCD
No Priority Pass lounge listed on research dayAirport is in Silay — budget ~30–45 min into Bacolod CityMabuhay is airline-eligibility only (Business / elite / Comfort / myPAL)No published MCT
CEB
Airport is on Mactan — name district / pier / resort, not only “Cebu”No sterile domestic↔international walk — CEB Connects is 35/60 min MCT for participating airlines onlyPAL Mabuhay T2 is mornings only (04:00–08:30)Silent airport — watch FIDS; boarding PAs are limitedYellow airport taxis flag higher than city white cabs — insist on the meterStale PAGSS / Pacific Club Cebu pins — official PAGSS does not list CEBTyphoon season and primary-runway overlay can shift ops onto 04L/22R
Amenities and tips
BCD
PAL Mabuhay LoungeMNL / CEB domestic densityTaxi to Bacolod City
PAL lists 04:00–23:30
PAL domestic lounge materials list Bacolod–Silay Mabuhay 04:00–23:30 daily.
Single Silay terminal
One CAAP passenger terminal serving Bacolod from Silay field.
Mabuhay only; no PP
No Priority Pass product; Mabuhay is airline-eligibility / myPAL purchase.
CEB
Plaza Premium T1 + T2 (Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass)Terminal 2 bangka timber hallAerotel Cebu (T2 Level 1)MyBus to SM City CebuT1 Airport Village landsideDual parallel runways
T1 vs T2 is the whole game — CEB Connects is not automatic
Trust the boarding-pass terminal; no sterile domestic↔intl walk; CEB Connects is 35/60 min MCT for participating airlines only.
Silent airport — watch FIDS, not PA announcements
Silent airport — FIDS and airline push notifications beat PA calls.
Eat landside before security when the schedule allows
Landside T1 Airport Village beats airside markup without a lounge.
BCD · Negros Occidental’s Bacolod gateway (field in Silay) with dense **Cebu Pacific / PAL / Philippines AirAsia** domestic banks to **MNL / CEB**. **No Priority Pass lounge** on research day; **PAL Mabuhay Lounge** published for eligible PAL passengers (**04:00–23:30**).
CEB · Philippines’ second-busiest gateway on Mactan Island with a bangka-roofed international terminal, dual parallel runways since 2025, MyBus to SM City Cebu, two 24-hour Plaza Premium Priority Pass lounges, and PAL Mabuhay rooms (T2 mornings only) — tradeoffs are the bridge to Cebu City, no rail, and no sterile domestic↔international walk unless CEB Connects applies.
