Direct flights from Cebu: every route out of Mactan, and who flies it
Checked 30 September 2026: 12 nonstop international cities, Dubai via Clark, and 28 domestic ones, with Ho Chi Minh City, Nagoya and Guam returning before the year ends.
From Mactan-Cebu International Airport you can fly without a stop to 12 cities outside the Philippines and 28 inside it, and reach Dubai on a plane that calls at Clark first. That is the network as it stood on 30 September 2026. Korea and Japan have the most choice. Taipei has three airlines. Twelve cities in Mindanao are a single flight away.
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International flights leave from Terminal 2, the building with the arched glass ends and the wave-shaped timber roof. Domestic flights use Terminal 1. The airport handled 11.6 million passengers in 2025 and 6.47 million in the first half of 2026, about 9% more than a year earlier.
International flights from Cebu, and who flies them
Checked 30 September 2026. Where a frequency is given, it is the one the airline was running that week.
| Destination | Airlines | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul (Incheon), South Korea | Korean Air, Cebu Pacific, Jeju Air, Jin Air | Daily on Korean Air, Cebu Pacific and Jeju Air. Four airlines, the most on any route from Cebu. |
| Busan, South Korea | Air Busan, Jin Air | Daily on both. |
| Tokyo (Narita), Japan | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, United | Philippine Airlines and United daily. |
| Osaka (Kansai), Japan | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines | Cebu Pacific daily. |
| Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific | Cathay Pacific at least daily. |
| Taipei (Taoyuan), Taiwan | China Airlines, EVA Air, Starlux | Daily on each. |
| Shanghai (Pudong), China | China Eastern | Cebu Pacific joins on 17 November 2026, three a week. |
| Quanzhou, China | XiamenAir | Twice a week. Added in March 2026. |
| Singapore | Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Cebu Pacific | Singapore Airlines daily. Cebu Pacific goes back to daily on 25 October 2026. |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | AirAsia, Firefly | AirAsia Philippines hands the route to Malaysia’s AirAsia on 25 October 2026. The flight stays; the airline code changes. |
| Bangkok (Don Mueang), Thailand | Cebu Pacific | Daily from 25 October 2026. |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam Airlines | Three a week. VietJet adds its own flights from 10 November 2026. |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Emirates | Daily, but not nonstop. The Cebu flight lands at Clark before going on to Dubai, and you stay on the plane. |
Starting or returning before the year is out
- Ho Chi Minh City. Cebu Pacific returns on 26 October 2026, three a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. VietJet starts its own flights in November.
- Shanghai on Cebu Pacific. From 17 November 2026, three a week, alongside China Eastern.
- Nagoya. Cebu Pacific from 1 December 2026, four a week. It was meant to start in November and was pushed back. Philippine Airlines ran a summer Nagoya season that ended on 22 September.
- Guam. Philippine Airlines, six round trips between 17 December 2026 and 6 January 2027, timed for the holidays.
- Brisbane. Jetstar flew Cebu to Brisbane three times a week from December 2025 to May 2026. A second season shows up in schedules from late October 2026, but Jetstar had not announced it as of 30 September. Do not book around it until the airline does.
What stopped in 2026
Doha. Qatar Airways has not flown Cebu since early March 2026, when the Gulf airspace closures grounded the route. No return date had been published as of 30 September.
Macau, Cheongju and Daegu. AirAsia Philippines’ Macau flights, Aero K’s Cheongju flights and Jeju Air’s Daegu flights no longer appear in airline schedules. None of the three is running.
Fewer airlines to Seoul. Philippine Airlines and T’way stopped flying Cebu to Incheon in March 2026, and Asiana paused its flights until 24 October. Seoul still has four airlines flying daily or close to it.
Domestic flights from Cebu
Five Philippine airlines fly domestic routes out of Terminal 1. Cebgo is Cebu Pacific’s turboprop arm and you book it on the Cebu Pacific site. It took over AirSWIFT’s flights, El Nido included, on 1 July 2026. Philippine Airlines flights on the smaller routes are operated by PAL Express. AirAsia Philippines now flies only to Manila from Cebu. Sunlight Air flies small turboprops to Siquijor, Siargao and Coron.
Frequencies on the turboprop routes move month to month, so they are left out below. The booking page on the day is the only schedule worth trusting.
Luzon
| Destination | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Manila | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines |
| Clark | Cebu Pacific |
| Legazpi (Daraga) | Cebgo |
| Masbate | Cebgo |
Visayas
| Destination | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Bacolod | Cebgo, Philippine Airlines |
| Iloilo | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Caticlan (Boracay) | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Dumaguete | Cebgo |
| Siquijor | Sunlight Air |
| Tacloban | Cebgo, Philippine Airlines |
| Calbayog | Cebgo |
| Catarman | Philippine Airlines |
| Borongan | Philippine Airlines |
Mindanao
| Destination | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Davao | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Cagayan de Oro | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| General Santos | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Zamboanga | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Butuan | Cebgo, Philippine Airlines |
| Siargao | Cebgo, Philippine Airlines, Sunlight Air |
| Surigao | Cebgo |
| Camiguin | Cebgo |
| Dipolog | Cebgo |
| Ozamiz | Cebgo |
| Pagadian | Cebgo |
| Cotabato | Philippine Airlines |
Palawan
| Destination | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Puerto Princesa | Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| Busuanga (Coron) | Cebgo, Philippine Airlines, Sunlight Air |
| El Nido | Cebgo |
What changed on the domestic side in 2026
Cebu Pacific’s jets left four routes in June and Cebgo kept them. Bacolod, Tacloban, Butuan and Dumaguete are now turboprop only on the Cebu Pacific side, which means a smaller plane.
San Vicente in Palawan lost its only Cebu flight at the end of February 2026. For Port Barton and Long Beach, fly to Puerto Princesa and go by road.
Philippine Airlines suspended Ozamiz and Calbayog from May 2026. Cebgo still flies both.
AirAsia Philippines pulled back to Manila only, dropping Davao, Iloilo and Caticlan, and Sunlight Air stopped flying Cebu to Manila and Cagayan de Oro. Every one of those cities still has a nonstop on another airline.
Caticlan on Cebgo appears in schedules from 26 October 2026 but had not been announced by the airline as of 30 September.
Before you fly
Check which terminal you need before you get in the car, because Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are separate buildings. The Mactan-Cebu airport guide covers the terminals, connections and the ride into the city. Flying abroad, read the departure requirements and the travel tax guide before the day. For south Cebu, the case for flying into Dumaguete instead is worth reading first.
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Quick answers
How many international destinations can you fly to from Cebu? Thirteen as of 30 September 2026: 12 nonstop and Dubai via Clark. Ho Chi Minh City, Nagoya and Guam are added back between October and December.
Can you fly direct from Cebu to Japan? Yes. Tokyo Narita on Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines and United, and Osaka Kansai on Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines. Nagoya follows on Cebu Pacific from 1 December 2026.
Is there a direct flight from Cebu to Dubai? Emirates flies daily, but the plane stops at Clark on the way. There is no nonstop.
Which terminal is international at Mactan-Cebu? Terminal 2. Domestic flights use Terminal 1.
Which airlines fly domestic from Cebu? Cebu Pacific and its turboprop arm Cebgo, Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines to Manila only, and Sunlight Air.
Routes, airlines and start dates checked 30 September 2026. Photographed at Mactan-Cebu International Airport on 28 September 2026.
