Jean Prouvaire
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I'll be traveling to Manila in a couple of weeks, arriving on QF19 on a Friday afternoon at 5.30pm Manila time. I need to be at the Solaire Resort, Entertainment City, Parañaque by 7.30pm (or maybe a bit later). When I booked my flight I saw that my destination was only about 4 km from Ninoy Aquino Airport, so I thought that I'd have plenty of time (assuming the flight runs to schedule).
Since then I've been educating myself about Manila Airport (ie googling) and am getting worried. Apparently getting a cab at the airport can take up to an hour, and peak hour can slow traffic to a crawl. I'm also not sure how long it will take to clear customs (even assuming I don't get caught up in infamous the tourist bullet scam).
Can anyone provide some advice about the best way to get to my destination from the airport? How long should I figure on Customs clearance taking? (I'm currently Qantas Platinum, but assume there's no Express card service at Manila.) Can it really take up to an hour to queue for a cab? Should I pre-book a private airport transfer to avoid the queue at the cab rank and shave some time that way? (If so, are there any you can recommend)? Will traffic really be that bad on a Friday night? Am I worried for nothing or was I naive in assuming a couple of hours will be enough time for me to get to Solaire?
Would be very grateful for any advice or assistance.
Since then I've been educating myself about Manila Airport (ie googling) and am getting worried. Apparently getting a cab at the airport can take up to an hour, and peak hour can slow traffic to a crawl. I'm also not sure how long it will take to clear customs (even assuming I don't get caught up in infamous the tourist bullet scam).
Can anyone provide some advice about the best way to get to my destination from the airport? How long should I figure on Customs clearance taking? (I'm currently Qantas Platinum, but assume there's no Express card service at Manila.) Can it really take up to an hour to queue for a cab? Should I pre-book a private airport transfer to avoid the queue at the cab rank and shave some time that way? (If so, are there any you can recommend)? Will traffic really be that bad on a Friday night? Am I worried for nothing or was I naive in assuming a couple of hours will be enough time for me to get to Solaire?
Would be very grateful for any advice or assistance.