Manila to Naga via SLEX

[docgorio]

I plan to go on a road trip to Naga...

Obviously you drive all the way to the Calamba exit and turn left at the intersection in Sto. Tomas to head for Quezon and the Bicol region...

How are the roads nowadays? Should a SUV be required? Will a car take it?? How long would such a drive usually take and factor in the usual stops for food and bathroom???

[gongrhey]

Mga 8 hours ang trip, a car can take it pero mas maganda at mabilis kung SUV syempre. Not updated with the roads recently, last time ko byahe worst condition ay yung quirino hi-way (Sta-elena/tagkawayan). Daming bitak-bitak yung hi-way at malalim na lubak.

[sum1]

ok ba ang quirino highway bro? lancer kasi gamit ko...kaya ba? papuntang naga city

[Wh1stl3r]

Was just here last week. Yup, kaya naman ng Lancer kung hindi fully loaded. Just go a bit slower so you can brake in time to avoid bad patches. There are a lot of them.

A word of advice, look out for buses. Try not to travel within their usual travel period. They will overtake you at turns and occasionally try to run you off the road if overtaking from the opposite direction. If you think buses on EDSA are bad, these guys are much worse. Daming sira ulong bus driver dito.

[autonkoyokot]

kaya ng sedan type car to sir tsaka lancer naman pala gagamitin mo kayang kaya yan, tsaka good news sir baka first time mong madaanan yung bagong express sa me bandang tiaong lusot nun is lucena na hindi ka na dadaan sa bayan ng candelaria tsaka sariaya. bagong bago to pwedeng pwede mo test drive ulit yung auto mo dito...

[sum1]

sir saan po ung bagong express? medyo bagong tune up naman po un eh...thanks po...

[Wh1stl3r]

kaya ng sedan type car to sir tsaka lancer naman pala gagamitin mo kayang kaya yan, tsaka good news sir baka first time mong madaanan yung bagong express sa me bandang tiaong lusot nun is lucena na hindi ka na dadaan sa bayan ng candelaria tsaka sariaya. bagong bago to pwedeng pwede mo test drive ulit yung auto mo dito...

Yup, turn ka yata at the street right before Shell Station/7-11. Mas mabilis nga dito.

[sum1]

thanks sa mga advice sir....sa martes ng morning alis namin....siguro mga 2am....kaya ba ang 2500 peso na gasoline?

[Wh1stl3r]

Oo naman, sobra na yun 2,500. Maka 10KPL ka lang sobra sobra na yun.

[sum1]

thanks sir....sa city driving kasi sir ang 500 peso ay 90 - 100 kms na...lancer CVT ung kotse ko...hindi rin naman ako kaskasero...