Starlite Ferries

4.3
642 customer reviews
  • About
  • Popular Routes
  • Stations
  • Reviews
  • Schedule and Timetable

About Starlite Ferries

To get to the most picturesque islands you cannot avoid taking a ferry. Some destinations are served by larger and more stable car ferries, others are connected by smaller but faster high speedboats or catamarans. If you easily get seasick, avoid travelling by catamaran which rides the waves when the sea is rough – rather opt for a high speed boat as it cuts the water what results in a less rock-and-rolling trip. Also, taking a seat on an upper open-air deck may help weather high waves. Starlite Ferries offers online tickets for ferry trips – it is not even necessary to pop in at their office to buy one.

What are the Main Stations of Starlite Ferries?

Starlite Ferries ferries travel to a number of popular destinations. The list of the stations serviced by Starlite Ferries includes but is not limited to:

  • Calapan Pier
  • Odiongan Port
  • Bogo
  • Romblon Pier
  • Dapitan Pier
  • Cebu Starlite Ferries
  • Nasipit Seaport
  • Surigao City Ferry Terminal
  • Roxas Dangay Port
  • Bacolod
  • Estancia
  • Caticlan Jetty Boracay
  • San Agustin Port
  • Fort San Pedro Iloilo Pier
  • Batangas Terminal
  • Roxas City Capiz Port
  • Sibuyan

What are the Ferry Classes & Prices of Starlite Ferries?

The rule of thumb is the faster the boat, the higher the price is. Before booking, decide whether you need an express service or slower options are also acceptable. The rates for the latter are much more affordable. Yet the difference in the travel time may be really huge, so always check how long the ferry trip takes before you book your ticket. Also, the availability of some classes can be limited and always requires advanced booking. Always remember to check the pier your boat leaves from and docks at to choose the most convenient one for your onward trip and read other travellers' reviews.

Pros & Cons of Ferry Travel

Pros of Ferry Travel

  • To take a ship is the only way to reach some of the islands. And in many cases – some of the most beautiful, postcard and paradise islands you have always wished to go!
  • Different ticket classes are often available so you will be able to choose the fare, level of comfort, travel time, and schedule which suits you best.
  • Book online to save time – on many routes, booking in advance is an absolute must. In the first place, it concerns longer trips, trips on busy periods like national holidays, long weekends or high season. It is a good idea to book at least several days prior to your travel date if your route is served by a limited number of trips per day, too.
  • Travelling by ferry is fun. It is always nice to have a look at the places you have visited from another angle – well, in this case – from water. Almost any destination looks terrific from water and you will have a great opportunity to take brilliant pictures.

Cons of Ferry Travel

  • Getting seasick is the major concern for ferry travellers. The longer is the trip and the rougher the sea is, the more chances to feel your stomach protesting. To make your trip more enjoyable, take the medicine half an hour before your trip and follow our recommendations from above.
  • Ferry trips are highly weather dependent. It means that on rainy days departures can be delayed or even cancelled. It is not an uncommon thing to close the ferry connections even with bigger islands during stormy weather for several days. It means you should keep this possibility in mind if your ferry trip connects with a flight – chances to get to the mainland later than expected can be high during certain periods.
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Starlite Ferries Popular Routes

Batangas - Caticlan
Ferry Reclining Seats
01:00, 07:30, 19:30
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
01:00, 07:30, 19:30
Ferry Economy Bed
07:30, 19:30
Ferry Cabin for 2
07:30, 19:30
Ferry Cabin for 5
07:30, 19:30
Cebu - Surigao
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
09:00, 21:00
Ferry Economy Bed
09:00, 21:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
21:00
Caticlan - Batangas
Ferry Economy Bed
07:30, 19:30
Ferry Cabin for 2
07:30, 19:30
Ferry Cabin for 5
07:30, 19:30
Ferry Reclining Seats
07:30, 13:00, 19:30
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
07:30, 13:00, 19:30
Surigao - Cebu
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
09:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
09:00
Ferry Economy Bed
09:00
Batangas - Roxas City
Ferry Reclining Seats
15:00, 16:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
15:00, 16:00
Ferry Economy Bed
16:00
Ferry Cabin for 4
16:00
Batangas - Oriental Mindoro
Ferry Business Class
01:00, 05:00, 11:00, 17:00, 23:00
Ferry Economy Class
01:00, 03:00, 05:00, 07:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00, 23:00
Ferry Tourist Class
01:00, 03:00, 07:00, 09:00, 13:00, 15:00, 19:00, 21:00
Oriental Mindoro - Batangas
Ferry Tourist Class
03:00, 05:00, 09:00, 11:00, 15:00, 17:00, 21:00, 23:00
Ferry Business
06:30
Ferry Economy Class
01:00, 03:00, 05:00, 07:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00, 23:00
Ferry Business Class
01:00, 05:00, 07:00, 09:00, 13:00, 19:00
Butuan - Cebu
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
18:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
18:00
Ferry Economy Bed
18:00
Cebu - Butuan
Ferry Reclining Seats
20:00, 21:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
20:00, 21:00
Ferry Economy Bed
20:00, 21:00
Batangas - Sibuyan
Ferry Cabin for 8
16:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
16:00, 21:00
Ferry Cabin for 4
16:00
Ferry Economy Bed
16:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
16:00, 21:00
Roxas City - Batangas
Ferry Economy Bed
13:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
13:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
13:00, 21:00
Batangas - Romblon
Ferry Reclining Seats
16:00
Ferry Economy Bed
16:00
Ferry Cabin for 4
16:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
16:00
Sibuyan - Batangas
Ferry Cabin for 8
19:00
Ferry Economy Bed
19:00
Ferry Cabin for 4
19:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
19:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
19:00, 21:00
Oriental Mindoro - Caticlan
Ferry Business Class
02:00, 11:00
Ferry Tourist Class
02:00, 11:00
Ferry Economy Class
02:00, 11:00
Caticlan - Oriental Mindoro
Ferry Business Class
05:00, 09:00
Ferry Tourist Class
05:00, 09:00
Ferry Economy Class
01:00, 05:00, 09:00
Romblon - Batangas
Ferry Reclining Seats
22:00
Ferry Economy Bed
22:00
Ferry Cabin for 4
22:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
22:00
Roxas City - Sibuyan
Ferry Reclining Seats
13:00
Ferry Cabin for 8
13:00
Ferry Economy Bed
13:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
13:00, 15:00
Sibuyan - Roxas City
Ferry Economy Bed
05:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
05:00
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
05:00, 06:00
Roxas City - Romblon
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks
13:00
Ferry Reclining Seats
13:00
Ferry Economy Bed
13:00
NaN Passengers

Starlite Ferries Schedule & Timetable

ClassDeparture StationArrival StationDepartureArrivalTravel time
Tourist Bed BunksSurigao City Ferry TerminalCebu Starlite Ferries21:0007:0010h 0m
Economy BedSurigao City Ferry TerminalCebu Starlite Ferries21:0007:0010h 0m
Tourist Bed BunksCebu Starlite FerriesSurigao City Ferry Terminal09:0019:0010h 0m
Reclining SeatsSurigao City Ferry TerminalCebu Starlite Ferries21:0007:0010h 0m
Reclining SeatsCebu Starlite FerriesSurigao City Ferry Terminal09:0019:0010h 0m
Economy BedCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal19:3005:3010h 0m
Economy BedCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal13:0023:0010h 0m
Economy BedCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal07:3017:3010h 0m
Economy BedCebu Starlite FerriesSurigao City Ferry Terminal09:0019:0010h 0m
Economy BedBatangas TerminalCaticlan Jetty Boracay19:3005:3010h 0m
Economy BedBatangas TerminalCaticlan Jetty Boracay13:0023:0010h 0m
Economy BedBatangas TerminalCaticlan Jetty Boracay07:3017:3010h 0m
Economy BedBatangas TerminalCaticlan Jetty Boracay01:0011:0010h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier23:0002:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier21:0000:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier20:3006:3010h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier19:0022:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier17:0020:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier15:0018:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier13:0016:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier11:0014:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier09:0012:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier07:0010:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier05:0008:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier03:0006:003h 0m
Business ClassBatangas TerminalCalapan Pier01:0004:003h 0m
Tourist Bed BunksCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal19:3005:3010h 0m
Tourist Bed BunksCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal13:0023:0010h 0m
Tourist Bed BunksCaticlan Jetty BoracayBatangas Terminal07:3017:3010h 0m
Tourist ClassCalapan PierBatangas Terminal23:0002:003h 0m

Starlite Ferries Stations

Calapan PierOdiongan PortBogoRomblon PierDapitan PierCebu Starlite FerriesNasipit SeaportSurigao City Ferry TerminalRoxas Dangay PortBacolodEstanciaCaticlan Jetty BoracaySan Agustin PortFort San Pedro Iloilo PierBatangas TerminalRoxas City Capiz PortSibuyan

Starlite Ferries Company Reviews

L R
It was a great way to avoid the late booking of a flight which would have been 5x this. I had a comfortable and safe journey - recommend you come tired so that you can sleep, and bring earplugs and an eyemask. Totally safe and viable if not long alternative to get around PH.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Mar 5, 2024
P J
Paid an additional 91 pesos for the "text alerts/notification" before the trip but did not received any.
Ferry Tourist Class, Starlite Ferries, Jan 13, 2024
H T
Someone should remind passengers if they already paid terminal fee, not on the time of boarding, specially early morning trips, every one are not familiar with the process.
Ferry Tourist Class, Starlite Ferries, Jan 12, 2024
A Z
Time of departure is 1PM but the Ship left around 2:10PM.
Ferry Business Class, Starlite Ferries, Jan 5, 2024
M J
Overall, it was great.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Dec 10, 2023
T
The trip was delayed by 1 hr and 30minutes and there was no announcement of the cause of delay
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Oct 30, 2023
L C
CR disgusting both areas. Bunks in tourist old need recovering. Other ferries better in cleanliness.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Oct 19, 2023
C M
the only thing to improve are the instruction to get to the port ( pier4 does not say anything if everybody need to go to gate 3 first, hard and confusing also for the taxi driver Everything else was very good
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Oct 12, 2023
R K
Your tourist cabin airconditioning is not functioning creating a very warm to hot place.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Oct 10, 2023
R
Had difficulty changing online ticket to physical ticket better if instead use QR code scanning
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Oct 5, 2023
J F
the trip was ok. it was a little late when it left batangas city pier but still arrived on time in Caticlan
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, Sep 30, 2023
C G
Comfortable trip
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Sep 1, 2023
D M
The vessel crew were not so accomodating. No alternative provided for charging areas.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Jun 23, 2023
K E
No shower room and other toilet available
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Jun 20, 2023
D
Should improve proper gesture.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Jun 17, 2023
A B
Ferry on time, took AC tourist bed and they were comfortable with clean sheets, decent showers and toilets. Definitely worth the price instead of flight
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, May 27, 2023
D P
Fast travel time good accomodation. Problem is charging electronics although it cost but always no available coins onboard
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, May 25, 2023
N B
Everything perfect, clean sheets but they kept the lights on all night
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Apr 30, 2023
R F
They have 3 women toilet, but only one was open but the flush didn’t work. So u need to use timba. No tissue, no soap to wash your hands. I asked the crew, she said they are out of stock. I hope next time they make this right before ferry leaves the place.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Apr 28, 2023
N M
Arrived more or less on time. Cheap alternative to flying.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Mar 7, 2023
R R
You have free meal .BUT you don't have free bootle water.....and you will wait for almost 2hours for the meal to be claim...
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Feb 27, 2023
B F
Good and Fastest
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Jan 11, 2023
K L
Satisfied
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Jan 10, 2023
J O
Great accomodation
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Dec 28, 2022
R R
Already bought a ticket online but has to line up for hours as the printed copy is not accepted
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Dec 28, 2022
A T
It was my first time to travel going to Nasipit and I must say very worth it. The vessel is very nice and clean as well as the staff are very accommodating and courteous together with their warm smiles. Kudos to all the team of Starlite and of course to our Captain for bringing us safe to our places. I do hope you will keep it up and exceed more the standards of local shipping industry.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Dec 2, 2022
A
It was really good!
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, Oct 5, 2022
A
It was really good!
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, Oct 5, 2022
S R
The waiting room crowded and all indoors during Covid season. The port does not allow waiting in outdoors area. The seating area was much nicer than the bunk bed areas jammed with people. There were only ten of us in an area for 150! I guess people did not want to pay a bit extra for the reclining seating. Many seats were in bad repair, the Co. does not seem to care about the maintenance. The charging stations where you had to pay for charging your cellphones (Absurd) were mostly broken and no cables. The ones supposedly working, you dropped the money and your phone got no juice! waste of time and effort with people crowding the charging stations areas. Not a good idea for Covid era. I don't know why the company cannot have plugs everywhere for people to charge their phones. They have them in buses that cost 200, 300 pesos for 60 to 100 kilometers. You paid close to 1500 here and no charging free? Cafe was nice but once it closed it never opened for morning coffee. I WILL SAY THIS I LIKE THIS COMPANY BETTER THAN 2GO WHICH TREATS PEOPLE LIKE ANIMALS. MY LAST EXPEIRENCE WITH 2GO FERRY WAS THEY DELAYED THE FERRY FOR 5 HOURS WITH 1000 PASSENGERS SO THEY COULD LOAD A FEW MORE TRUCKS ON THE WAY. THE TIME FOR 1000 PEOPLE WAS DISPOSABLE FOR A FEW MORE PESOS FOR THE TRUCKS COMING!
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Sep 25, 2022
L A
I like the staff, they are all accommodating and friendly. The bunk beds are great specially in tourist area. The comfort rooms in ladies are great except that there are no tissue in the room, may be if you ask the staff they can provide, but who have time for that.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Sep 3, 2022
H A
The ship left in time Surigao and arrived even earlier than expected in Cebu. The weather, the sea and the meal were fine.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Aug 25, 2022
A R
The free linen provided was the fitted bed sheet. We had to rent and pay 60 pesos for a blanket to use in a cabin that was fully air conditioned & the temp was fixed. The free food did not include any type of beverage not even service water.
Ferry Cabin, Starlite Ferries, Aug 1, 2022
M G
Starlite: 2 dirty CR . 12Go: misleading information. I thought there was a free food
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, May 12, 2022
S M
We booked the Tourist option to have the food (dinner) & snack included in the payment. But during the trip, they informed us that those traveling to odiongan (8-10hr trip) do not have that option, even though it was reflected in the website.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, May 6, 2022
C
no blankets/ramp was not passable so we had to carry our luggages with our kids thru the stairs, crew members are rude. ticketing office crew in caticlan starlite was soooo rude. would not recommend
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, May 5, 2022
J H
Not really clear if needed spass or no
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, May 2, 2022
M A
It was a great travel, arrived at expected time...☺️ Till next travel...
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, May 1, 2022
R N
We are supposed to be in tourist then you emailed us that the tourist slots are full already, so you came up with the solution that we have to book in cabin, so we did. Then when we were on board already, the crew said that their are no cabin available for us so they transferred us to tourists again and refund the money that we added for cabin. Your system is so poor and the crew had a hard time to fix the problem we encountered.
Ferry Cabin, Starlite Ferries, Apr 20, 2022
H N
Unorganized crew, bathroom lock in the beginning
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Apr 19, 2022
V M
We experienced a lot of delays before and during on board. The crews had a hard time to fixed the problem and led to confusion.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Apr 19, 2022
J R
The ticketing outlet in culasi port is very slow.. A lot of passengers are already in the line but the one who is in charge of releasing the ticket keeps on calling, lying in his chair and talking to someone.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Apr 12, 2022
J A
It is not well organize...
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Apr 1, 2022
M A
Super fast trip to iloilo city yung estimate time of arrival 8am pero naka dock na yung barko 630am. Kaya 10 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ kayo sakin.
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, Mar 12, 2022
J A
There is this crew at the Starbite Counter that is so rude to every passenger when he answered questions and provide service. His name is JAYVEE btw. He doesnt deserve a position in the hospitality industry. I am a waiter in a cruise ship and what he showed to every passenger is not tolerable for me. If he has a problem in private, he must hide it and not show anger and disrespect passenger at all. I observed him the whole time until he was changed by another crew that is better than him.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Jan 7, 2022
F I
T’was a good experience. Thank you.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Jan 7, 2022
O B
It was very good
Ferry Economy Bed, Starlite Ferries, Jan 1, 2022
J J
Starlite Management has no coordination with Port personnel. 6pm schedule was delayed of 3 hrs. and we were advised that it was resched to 9pm. We were not allowed to enter boarding due to overloaded passengers inside. We were advised to wait until they have called that vessel is ready for boarding and that was the time we will go inside. We were called to enter around 9pm, only to be disgusted that the vessel have left already. You have no idea of our struggles outside the boarding area. We have our online bookings and you're not checking if those who have booked were there inside before your captain left. SO UNPROFEESIONAL! Your crews don't even bother to offer a hand for passengers upon entering the vessel for their baggage. You should be checking your passengers list before boarding just like 2go travels. Make sure you have made a final call of your passengers. Comfort rooms are not comfortable. Nobody's cleaning from time to time and other doors were locked. Only 2 is operating.
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Dec 27, 2021
M A
The free meal is not that good,and the water is not included on the free meal. But over all, its nice experience.
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Dec 26, 2021
M C
thank you for your Excellent customer Service Work
Ferry Tourist Bed Bunks, Starlite Ferries, Dec 24, 2021
C O
nice trip everythings is excellent from crew to the place .
Ferry Reclining Seats, Starlite Ferries, Dec 21, 2021
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94.4% of 642 travelers were presumably happy with Starlite Ferries as they left good or no review