Baguio · March 12, 2026
Baguio’s cable car, as a project rather than a ride
How to think about the proposed Baguio cable-car line: what it was meant to solve, and how you still move around the city today.
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Baguio has spent years discussing a cable-car line to ease roads that were never built for today’s weekend volume. Until a line is open and taking passengers, your transport plan is still jeepney, taxi, and walking.
Session Road to Burnham is a walk. Mines View, Wright Park, and the PMA are rides. Ask drivers to use the meter or agree the fare before the car moves, especially in December and February when demand is obvious.
If a cable-car station does open, judge it the way you would any new hill transport: published fare, operating hours in fog, and whether the upper station is actually near the view you want or merely near a road that still needs a tricycle. Do not build an itinerary on a groundbreaking photo.
The three-day plan assumes ordinary roads. Fog on Kennon changes the drive from Manila more than any in-city cable will.