Angeles

By car
By car

The best way from Manila to Angeles via car is taking the North Luzon Expressway which extends until Sta. Ines in Mabalacat, Pampanga. You may take either the Angeles Exit or Dau exit to get there. Another motorway, though narrow, is the McArthur Highway and visitors need to pass through the province of Bulacan to get to Angeles on both routes. It usually takes about 45 minutes to travel but it is twice the travel time if you plan to take the McArthur route due to heavy traffic along its stretch. Rental car companies can be found all over Manila and Angeles. If you don't know the routes, you can hire drivers by asking the attendant of the rent-a-car shop.

By bus
By bus

This is the most common and economical way to get to Angeles from Metro Manila. Several air-conditioned bus lines ply from Manila to Angeles route with terminals scattered across the metropolitan area. It normally takes one-and-a-half hours to get to Angeles by bus. However, travellers are well advised to consider the unpredictable effect heavy traffic and downpours will have on the commute. In short, give yourself plenty of time to travel by bus. Provincial bus companies have scheduled trips from Manila to provinces to northern provinces and key cities.

By plane
By plane

Angeles is served by the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport DMIA in Clark Freeport Zone, approximately 5 kilometers from the city proper. It has adequate travel facilities such as currency exchange, duty free shopping center, souvenir shops, free wireless internet, a tourist information center, hotel and travel agency representatives, and car rental services. The airport is where budget airlines like AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, Tiger Airways from Singapore and Macau and Cebu Pacific from Singapore and Bangkok fly to. It also receives direct flights from Hong Kong and South Korea from carriers such as Asiana Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Zest Air, and Tiger Airways. Domestic flights are offered by Cebu Pacific, AirAsia Philippines, Airphil Express, and South East Asian Airlines. [Special note, July 2012: Proof of onward travel absolutely required to get into this airport when using Air Asia. Air Asia will not change nor refund your ticket if you are stuck without onward transit. In other words, have a ticket onward or to elsewhere before attempting to check in your luggage or you will not be permitted to continue your journey.]

Because DMIA is a small airport, containing only one terminal, it is often considered a more efficient gateway into the Philippines than through heavily-congested Manila. The roadways around the airport are fairly rural, making transport between the airport and the city quick and hassle-free. Don't worry about finding transport as taxi drivers will heavily solicit you for patronage as you exit the airport. However, the taxi fares are relatively steep compared to other modes of transporation. for example, the fare from the airport to Fields will cost P300 for just a 15 minute ride, and P400 to Perimeter hotels and hotels along Mcarthur. If you are going to Angeles city center it will cost you p500. Be sure to tell them that you are going to Fields and not Angeles as they will try to charge you the Angeles price. If alone, it is best to find a fellow traveler to share a taxi or use the shuttle service.

When going back to the airport from the Fields Ave during the daytime, jeepneys parked near the Clark AFB entrance are also an option. They're often not going to the airport itself, and normally wait until the jeepney is full - but by paying the higher price P200 if you charter an empty one, less if you just want the driver to make a short detour to the airport these inconveniences are resolved easily and cheaper than by hiring a taxi.

To get to the airport from Dau Bus Terminal the "cheap way": take a jeepney to "main gate" P8. At "main gate" ask for the jeepneys to the airport. These drop you at the entrance of the airport parking P12. You must then walk less than 5 minutes to the terminal building. Count 15-30 minutes in total.At maingate, some jeepney drivers will also offer to bring you to the terminal building for about P250, just insist that you want to go the cheap way.I am pretty sure that there are jeepneys from angeles Fields Ave to dau main gate to be confirmed

Beware that there is a P600 fee when leaving from this airport