Getting to Sagada for Noobs :-)

It was our first time to go to Sagada. We practically didn't have any idea how to get there, what to do there, and what to expect from a Sagada trip coz none of my friends have ever gone there. So my friends and I had to do a little research to pool in the necessary information.

I'm not going to complicate stuff for you, dear noob. So, here goes. I assume that (1) you wanna know how to get there and (2) how much the trip's gonna cost you, at least a ballpark figure. Right?

Cubao to Baguio:
travel time: 7 hours plus/minus 1 hour
fare: PhP 430

I went to Sagada with three of my other friends (J, J, and JF). We left Manila for Baguio on a friday at 11PM via one of the Victory Liner buses in Cubao, Quezon City). A bus leaves the station every 15-30 minutes, probably depends on the demand. Anyway, do get tickets at least five hours before your scheduled trip... Since we were practically clueless, we got at the station at 10PM. Natch, all the tickets for the eve have been booked already and the next trip available was at 3AM (Saturday). Nice... We had no choice but to chance a bus ride. After an hour and six buses later, we finally got seats. The travel from Cubao to Baguio takes about 7 hours plus/minus 1 hour. Oh yeah, the fare is PhP 430.00. If I am not miscounting, I think there were two stops before we finally got to Baguio.

Baguio to Sagada:
travel time: 7 hours plus/minus 1 hour
fare: PhP 220

Don't miss this view from the first bus stop to Sagada.

From the Baguio Victory Liner Bus Station, we took a cab to the Dangwa Bus Station (DBS). I think JF paid for the ride which was around PhP 50.00. Once you get to the DBS just ask the people there where the bus station going to Sagada is (facing the station, it’s on the LEFT side). We took the first trip at 6:15AM. You may want to have some hot spicy noodles while waiting. If I am not mistaken, there's at least one bus per hour that leaves for Sagada until around lunch time. Oh yeah, the fare is PhP 220.00. And, there's a bus stop every two hours along the way. So don't worry about peein in your pants or throwin up. And, BTW, at the first stop, we had Balut! Bagay sa malamig na panahon.

Posing with friends at first bus stop to Sagada.

Sources:
[1] personal experience
[2] this site