Butuan City to Bislig City bus guide

Butuan City to Bislig City covers 281 kilometers, running south through Agusan del Sur before turning east into Surigao del Sur. Bachelor Express is the only operator, fielding air-conditioned regular service in both directions.

Route overview and terminal information

Buses leave the Butuan Integrated Terminal and finish at Mangagoy. Mangagoy is the commercial district of Bislig City and the location of its bus terminal, which is why operators, tickets, and terminal boards all say Mangagoy rather than Bislig. Both names work on MindaRide.

• Average travel time: 6 to 8 hours, depending on how many of the Agusan del Sur stops the bus works.
• Fares: A flat P500.00 air-conditioned fare in both directions.
• Departures: From 1:30 AM to around 5:00 PM, on two different timetables - see below.
• Bus type: Air-conditioned regular service. No non-stop tier runs this corridor.

The timetable changes with the day

Bachelor Express keeps two schedules on this corridor rather than one seven-day timetable:

• Friday to Monday: 24 departures, from 1:30 AM through to a last bus at 5:00 PM.
• Tuesday to Thursday: 23 departures on a different pattern, running slightly later to 5:45 PM.

Between them the two sets cover every day of the week, so there is no day without service. What changes is which specific times exist, and a departure someone used at the weekend may not be there midweek.

Where the bus stops

The run follows the Agusan valley south and then cuts east to the coast:

• Agusan del Norte and del Sur: Ampayon on the edge of Butuan, then Sibagat, Bayugan City, Prosperidad, and San Francisco.
• San Francisco: The junction town. Buses for Davao carry straight on south from here, while the Bislig service turns east.
• Surigao del Sur: Barobo, Tagbina, and Hinatuan before Mangagoy.
• Hinatuan: The stop for the Enchanted River, which is a common day trip from Bislig rather than a separate journey.

Practical travel tips

• The board will say Mangagoy: Passengers looking for a bus marked Bislig sometimes let the right one leave. Mangagoy is the destination.
• Travel in the morning: The last departure is in the late afternoon and the trip takes 6 to 8 hours. Anything after midday arrives in the dark.
• For Tinuy-an Falls, allow a separate day: The falls are outside Bislig proper and need onward transport arranged locally. They are not a stop on this route.
• Confirm midweek times at the terminal: The Tuesday-to-Thursday timetable is a different list, not a subset of the weekend one.