Getting to SAGADA from MANILA

There are two ways of going to Sagada from Manila:

A) Via Banaue (Ifugao)
This route takes the Sta. Rita Exit at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) through Bulacan; Cabanatuan and San Jose, Nueva Ecija; then up the Dalton Pass, then down Sta. Fe and through most towns of Nueva Vizcaya.
In Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, the highway forks into two: the right one goes to Isabela and Cagayan Valley; the left road goes to Ifugao, passes through Banaue then Bontoc, Mountain Province. From Bontoc, it is about 8 km or some 30 minutes away.
There is only one direct trip from Manila to Bontoc via CABLE TOURS. It leaves the terminal (open parking space between St. Lukes Hospital and Trinity University in Quezon City) at 8:30pm nightly and reaches Bontoc at around 830am. In Bontoc, a jeepney going to Sagada leaves every hour until 3pm.

B) Via Baguio City
This route goes to La Trinidad and through Halsema Highway passing through most towns of Benguet; then crosses the Mt Province border through Bauko, Sabangan, then Bontoc. However, for those in private vehicles heading straight to Sagada without passing by Bontoc Poblacion, take the left road in Dantay junction. Such road goes up to Sagada. The right road goes to Poblacion, Bontoc along the Chico River.
In any of the several bus terminals in Manila, it is best to take a bus bound to Baguio after 11:00pm. It will reach Baguio by around 5:00am. Right at that moment, the first trip of Rising Sun bound to Bontoc leaves Baguio (Slaughterhouse). At the Dangwa Terminal (Centermall), the first trip of GL Liner bound to Sagada leaves at 6:00am.