Fastest time from point a to b

Santoro

We've seen all the "What's your topspeed?" threads how about "point a to b times." Sabihin lang:
origin (simula)
destination (dulo)
distance (layo)(optional)
time (tagal)
vehicle(sasakyan)(optional)
to start,
boston
new york
210 miles
3.5 hours
Cadilla deville.

GreatBop

on average... the farthest you can go in a hour is about 60 miles.. it's what a truck driver told me. i really didn't believe him at the time... pero as i try to disprove him, i found na tama sya.


edit: this is for free way driving, btw.

phalluscolossus

Lipa, Batangas to Cubao, Quezon City via Star Tollway:

Time: 10:17 p.m. to 11:25 p.m. using a Toyota Revo Automatic.

ichi

use a motorcycle... it"ll greatly reduce your travel time....hehehe

Mokkori

This was a while back so I can't remember all the details but I was able to make the Manila to Subic trip in just under 2 hours.

sherlockholmes

San Diego, California to Las Vegas, Nevada: 415 Miles
4 Hours (includes a 0.25 Hr stopover for gas)
BMW X5

rg_alba

Was a pasenger

La Huerta, Sucat, Para?aque City - Batangas Port (vice versa)
under 1 hour (the return trip was on rush hour, lumipad lang kami sa shoulder ng SLEX )
Mitsu Evo 3

sa province

Coto, Masinloc, Zambales to Malate
5 hours (minus the stopovers)
my brod's AUV

Roxas City to Caticlan Port, Aklan
1 hour 45 mins
Mitsu Strada, 2000 model if I'm not mistaken

Roxas City to Iloilo City
45 mins (naka "convoy" sa Ambulance)
Toyota Lite Ace

slamm

In my recent memory Baguio to Manila... Left at around 6:45am, arrived in Manila (Balintawak Toll Gate) at around 10:15am. The upgraded tollway really makes a good difference for the time lost in following those $#@%#$ trikes along McArthur Highway.

onwils

-Manila to Baguio
Approx 250 kms
4 hours (4am to 8am)
1997 Lancer GLXi AT

This was way back in 2000, before the NLEX was rehabilitated.

A feat I was never able to duplicate.

-Batangas Port to Manila
Approx 110 kms
2-1/2 hours (11:30am to 2pm)
2001 Civic 1.6L AT

Just this November 1. Man, I love the Star Tollway. It's a great place to let your car loose. I was travelling around 160kmh.

Mikoid

I did QC-Baguio in 3 1/2 hours in my Corolla GLi manual. The first time was in 1999 I left Manila at about 4:30am and there was nothing on the road. The second time was just last April where I left Baguio at about 5am.

Also did QC to Subic in 1 hour 10 back when I was working there in 1998.

Mokkori

Just came back from Baguio also... left at 3:15 am and arrived at 7:00 am. Was using a Nissan Urvan Escapade.

Mikoid

I think with the Baguio thing, when you drive without traffic you realize just how close it is. And that the lack of traffic makes all the difference because you can maintain a high average speed.

My dad would tell me that back in the 60s and 70s, 3 hours to Baguio was entirely normal.

lite

From my house in Sucat to an office parking lot in Mandaluyong
via SLEX and C5 (about 24 kilometers)
5:45am - 6:00am Sunday
1989 XL Corolla (4 people on board)

My dad, who was riding at the back - didn't enjoy it when I overtook a trailer truck on my way through the Bagong Ilog Flyover from C5 (when the 3 lane road narrows to 2 lanes). I could feel his foot pressing down hard on his imaginary brakes. I think I scared everyone on board.

I never did this again, though. Normally, this trip would take me about 30 minutes, without traffic.

phalluscolossus

Balintawak interchange to Manaoag, Pangasinan:

travel time using a Mitsibishi Lnacer GTI - 4:30 a.m. - 7: 25 a.m.

slamm

Originally posted by Mikoid
I think with the Baguio thing, when you drive without traffic you realize just how close it is. And that the lack of traffic makes all the difference because you can maintain a high average speed.

My dad would tell me that back in the 60s and 70s, 3 hours to Baguio was entirely normal.

That's quite true up to the 80's if i may add... anything between Tarlac City and Urdaneta in Pangasinan was open road. A 5 hour trip would already include a lengthy stop over and easy driving in the family van. Now, 4-5 hours is already considered "good time".

The big hassle nowadays are the ff:
- slow trikes (imagine the time and gas spent whenever you're doing a good run of 80-100kph then you have to brake to 20kph for these guys who run on the middle of the road).
- slow trucks (the leader of the pack when it comes to backed-up slow moving traffic)
- congestion on through the towns and cities (if they applied some MMDA tactics like clearing the sidewalks and widening the roads, they flow wouild improve a lot).

Mikoid

slamm -- with Baguio I must say that the rehabilitated NLEX cuts about 15-20 minutes travel time, particularly in the bulacan area. Wonderful road that's going to be!

The trikes are just awful. In areas like Tarlac they already have trike lanes but they still stay on the main road.

16-Driver

Cauayan Isabela to Manila.

Distance: ??

Time: 30 days on a bicycle.

shun_sakurai

I haven't been able to go driving on too many long trips so I can't contribute much to this thread.

I do remember driving home from Tagaytay to Bicutan in the region of 2.5-3 hours last year...I guess that's hardly fast in terms of absolute speed compared to you guys

Slamm, Mikoid,
The major bottlenecks I've noticed on the way to Baguio are Urdaneta and Moncada. Passing through Urdaneta in particular is heinous at 11 am...

so_obVIOS

Originally posted by shun_sakurai
I do remember driving home from Tagaytay to Bicutan in the region of 2.5-3 hours last year...I guess that's hardly fast in terms of absolute speed compared to you guys

3 hours? Medyo mabagal nga yun. Hehe sorry ha, yabang ko, hehe. Ma-traffic ba nun?

shun_sakurai

^ I think so. Di naman masyado matrapik. Di ko na masyado maalala eh so baka mali pagkakaalala ko ng oras hehehe

u2

tagaytay to libis (via slex, c5)
30mins
nissan cefiro, 4 kami sa car

around 930am of jan1 kaya totally nothing on the roads