How to go to Pansol Laguna - Calamba and Los Banos Swimming Resorts

Pansol, Laguna is the place to go for swimming during vacations.
The pool waters are warm and are said to be therapeutic.

There are so many private pools and public resorts to choose from.
Private resorts range anywhere from P5000 - P25000 depending on size and amenities

Some of the more popular public resorts are:

• Southwinds (built 2013)
• Sun City
• Sol Y Viento (higher priced than the others, is really a hotel on top of a hill)- has an in-room natural spring jacuzzi hotel and has a Barrio Fiesta and a Japanese restaurant.
• Montevista 
• Makiling Highlands
• Splash Mountain (this is located after Pansol)
• Doña Jovita (this is located in Bagong Kalsada - after Pansol)
• La Vista Pansol
• Other resorts: California Beach Pansol, Villa Sofia, Dreamwave, Villa Corazon, Dreamwave,
• Miramonte Area with a lot of private resorts is right in front of Montevista

Private resorts are numerous along with the "pool agents".
You can even decide to come to Pansol and just choose once you arrive.


How to Go to Pansol? It's quite easy....

Bring food as traffic during Saturdays is really quite heavy - from Calamba exit,
it may take you from 1-2 hours to Pansol due to traffic.
Without traffic, this normally takes half an hour.

Using private transportation:
Using SLEX, exit at Calamba exit. Just follow the highway... 

Shortcuts (longer but less traffic) for private transportation using BUCAL BYPASS ROAD
If you want to pass the "Bucal bypass road", this will cut your travel time immensely
as you'll skip passing Crossing Calamba (where SM is) and Halang towns.

You enter at Makiling, Batangas and exit at Bucal, Calamba. Pansol is the next town after Bucal.
How to pass this road?

• Exit at SLEX Sto Tomas exit. Continue on this highway (Maharlika highway)
• Continue on the road to Batangas to the entrance to the road. 
• Look to your right side You should pass by the following: Toyota cars, then Turbina bus stop, then Petron, Caltex.
• You will then pass Honda cars on the left side. 
• Then, on the right is Nation gasoline station. 
• Turn left just after Nation gasoline station into the Milagrosa-Bucal bypass road. 
• If you reach Leslie's restaurant, go back!
• Alternatively, you can also access the bypass road from Ayala Greenfield estates

here's the map of Bucal bypass road: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/94336146#map=18/14.17159/121.13795



PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
From Cubao: Ride a bus bound for Sta. Cruz Laguna. HM Liner station is across Baliwag station (just cross the overpass). Exact address is EDSA cor. Monte de Piedad St. Tell the conductor the name of the resort so that he can stop the bus for you. Fare is around P100.

You can also ride at the DLTB terminal near Kamias. 

From LRT / Buendia: Ride a bus bound for Sta. Cruz Laguna. You have 2 choices: Green Star / Laguna Express, or DLTB bus. Fare is less than P90.

From Alabang:  Ride a bus bound for Sta. Cruz Laguna by South Station. Go down at Pansol.
You can also ride a bus bound for Calamba as these may be more common (than Sta. Cruz). Go down at Calamba terminal.
Hire a tricycle (special trip P50) to the resort of your choice.
Or ride a jeep bound for any of the following destinations - they will all pass through Pansol: San Pablo, Sta. Cruz, UP College. Remember to tell the driver your destination.

From other destinations (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas):
If there's a van to Sta Cruz or to Pagsanjan, you're lucky, Pansol is on the way. 
But if not, usually there is public transportation to Calamba.
You may ride a van or jeep to Calamba.

And from Calamba, 
Hire a tricycle (special trip P50) to the resort of your choice.
Or ride a jeep bound for any of the following destinations - they will all pass through Pansol: San Pablo, Sta. Cruz, UP College. Remember to tell the driver your destination.

From Manila / Makati / Alabang / Laguna, using the PNR train:
Beginning November 2019, PNR trips regularly go to Pansol - see schedule here:
https://viaexpressway.blogspot.com/2019/12/pnr-southbound-tutuban-to-laguna-train.html

Via P2P bus from BGC Market Market! or Makati Glorietta:
Bus schedules here
https://viaexpressway.blogspot.com/2019/12/p2p-bus-calamba-bgc-calamba-makati.html