The island of Mindoro is accessed by ship from either Batangas to Calapan and Puerto Galera or from Caticlan Aklan to Roxas Oriental Mindoro. Fares in 2010 range from about PHP160 to PHP280. There is also an irregular shipping service between San Jose Occidental Mindoro and the northern islands of Palawan.
There are also regular flights from Manila to San Jose Occidental Mindoro with Zest Air.
The shipping service from Batangas is Ro-Ro about 3 hours or fast ferry about 1.5 hours with at least one service departing about hour, 24/7. From Caticlan, there is only a Ro-Ro service to Roxas.
The bus from Manila to Batangas takes about 2 hours with a fare in 2010 being about PHP180.
