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MNL Manila ⇄ CEB Cebu

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Philippines) and Mactan Cebu International Airport (Philippines): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance567 km352 mi306 nautical miles
MNL → CEB1 h 40 minestimated block time
CEB → MNL1 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hCebu vs Manila, today
Great-circle route from Manila (MNL) to Cebu (CEB)MNLManilaCEBCebu
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

MNL → CEB

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 145° (SE).

Leave Manila Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Cebu Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

CEB → MNL

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 326° (NW).

Leave Cebu Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Manila Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

The two directions differ by 1 minute in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance567 km · 352 mi · 306 nmi
Initial heading145° (SE) from MNL; 326° (NW) from CEB
Farthest from the equator14.5°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

MNLAsia/Manila — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
CEBAsia/Manila — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceCebu is on the same clock as Manila today.

Jet lag, flying MNL → CEB. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

MNL Ninoy Aquino International AirportManila, Philippines · longest runway 12,261 ft3,737 m CEB Mactan Cebu International AirportCebu, Philippines · longest runway 10,860 ft3,310 m

More routes from MNL and CEB

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Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).