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5 to 6 hours usually is the travel time going to Bacolod using your own vehicle including the ferry crossing. My advice is to get beforehand the bill of lading for your vehicle in Cebu City to be...

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Tabunok to Toledo via Manipis road condition is bad. It's the shortest in terms of length but not in travel time. Believe me, I tried all three.
The easiest will be via Naga using the SRP but the...

Drive to Toledo City (2hrs) then hop your ride into the Lite shipping ferry to Sn Carlos City Neg Or. (2hrs). Drive again to Bacolod City via the scenic Don Salvador Benedicto (2hrs) then your done....

Ooops, you're right, I misunderstood your post. My apologies.
But still the shortest route by distance and by time is still through san carlos via don salvador benedicto.
much more if you're...

IMHO, Mas scenic ang view if you pass via san carlos and don salvador benedicto than pass via escalante.
I've done both ways many times. 30 minutes from escalante to bacolod is impossible except by...

cebu city to toledo city - 1 hr
toledo city to san carlos city by ferry - 1.5 hr
san carlos city to bacolod city via don salvador benedicto - 2 hrs
total of 4.5 to 5 hrs. depending on how fast you...

damo gid guwapa.