Vehicles

1. Jeepney

   Usage

   The shared jeep. Read the destination painted on the side. To get off, knock a coin on the ceiling or call "Lugar lang!"

2. Multicab

   Usage

   A smaller shared vehicle built on a light truck. Common on short routes inside Cebu City

3. Traysikel

   Tricycle

   Usage

   A motorcycle with a sidecar, for short hops. Always agree the fare before you get in

4. Trisikad

   Pedicab

   Usage

   A bicycle with a sidecar, pedalled by the driver. Used in narrow lanes and around markets, for very short distances

5. Habal-habal

   Motorcycle taxi

   Usage

   The motorcycle taxi of the Visayas and Mindanao, used to reach mountain roads and waterfalls. Ask for a helmet

6. Bangka

   Outrigger boat

   Usage

   The wooden boat with bamboo outriggers. Island hopping and whale watching all run on these

7. Fastcraft

   Fastcraft ferry

   Usage

   The fast ferry linking Cebu with Bohol and other islands. Show it at the pier counter to ask about departures

8. Barko

   Ship

   Usage

   The big inter-island ship, including car-carrying RoRo vessels — the slower, cheaper counterpart to the fastcraft

9. Awto

   Car

   Usage

   The general word for a car. "Sakyanan" (vehicle) and "kotse" are used the same way

10. Bus

    Usage

    The long-distance bus on Cebu island. Air-conditioned and "ordinary" (fan only) buses have different fares

11. V-hire

    Shared van

    Usage

    Short for "van for hire" — a shared van that leaves when full, faster than the bus. Show this at the terminal

12. Taxi

    Usage

    In Cebu City take a metered cab. Say "Palihug, metro" to ask them to use the meter

13. Grab

    Grab (ride-hailing app)

    Usage

    The ride-hailing app in the Philippines. The fare is fixed in advance, which helps when you cannot negotiate

14. Motorsiklo

    Motorcycle

    Usage

    The motorcycle itself. To rent one you need an international licence and a helmet

15. Bisikleta

    Bicycle

    Usage

    From Spanish "bicicleta". Handy for cycling Bohol's country roads

16. Eroplano

    Airplane

    Usage

    Domestic flights matter in an archipelago. Mactan-Cebu International is the regional hub

17. Ambulansya

    Ambulance

    Usage

    Emergency number is 911. "Tawga og ambulansya!" means "call an ambulance!"

18. Trak

    Truck

    Usage

    A cargo truck — the word to use when arranging to move luggage or freight

19. Lantsa

    Motor launch

    Usage

    The small engine-powered boat to a neighbouring island. Show it at the pier to ask about sailings

20. Tren

    Train

    Usage

    Cebu has no railway. Trains only run on Luzon — Manila's LRT and MRT lines and the PNR

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