On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 00:29:16 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

Was thinking of flying with Airasia from Kuala Lumpur to Manila and from
there on the same day fly to Japan. Flights would be:

Air Asia:
Kuala Lumpur LCCT(KUL) to Clark (Manila)(CRK)
28 Oct 2007 AK 32
Departs 0720 Arrives 1115

Philippines Airlines
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Departu 14:50 Manila, Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International,
terminal C2
Arrival: 20:10 Tokyo, Japan - Narita, terminal 2

which in theory leaves three hours and a half to get from Clark to Ninoy
Aquino. Is this enough time?

(I'm flying through Manila because on the way back I'll make a stop
there).


Fortunately, you will be doing this on a Sunday, so the traffic will
not be as bad as on weekdays. Its very tight, but you could just make
it.

Try to get off the flight as soon as you can so as to be one of the
first to get to immigration. You should be through customs in less
than 30 minutes. There are usually drivers waiting in the arrivals
area offering cars to Manila. You need to negotiate the price if you
can, but it should cost around Php2,000 to Php2,500.

The problem is that Clark is north of Manila, while NAIA is in the
southern part of the city, so you have the unknown factor of how long
it will take to get across Manila itself. Assuming there are no
traffic jams on the way, the journey should take less than 2 hours on
a Sunday. I've done it in as little as 1 hour 15 minutes in my own
car, but if you hit traffic it can take a lot longer.

If you want to avoid the nail-biting stress of trying to make that
connection you would be better to stop over for one night. There are
plenty of good hotels adjacent to Clark in the tourist/nightlife area
of Angeles City.

Chris