How to get to Apalit
Apalit is Pampanga's gateway to Manila on MacArthur Highway, 55 km from the capital, with buses, jeepneys and river bancas.
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Apalit calls itself Pampanga's gateway to Manila. It is the first Pampanga town on MacArthur Highway coming from Bulacan, about 55 km from Manila, 11 km from San Fernando and 28 km from Angeles.
By bus
Victory Liner and First North Luzon Transit buses run along MacArthur Highway through town.
By car
The main roads are MacArthur Highway, Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez Avenue and the Apalit Bypass Road. The North Luzon Expressway crosses into Bulacan on the Candaba Viaduct.
Getting around
Jeepneys, tricycles and FX and L300 vans serve the town. In flood-prone barangays, motorised bancas are part of daily transport.
When to go
Time your visit for June 28 to 30, when the town celebrates its patron with the Apung Iru Fluvial Festival on the Pampanga River. The San Pedro Apostol Parish Church is the place to start.
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Travel Guides
Watching the Apung Iru fluvial parade: tips for visitors
What happens during Apalit's June 28 to 30 fiesta for Saint Peter, and how to watch the river procession.
Things to do nearby
Attractions
Arnedo House, Sulipan
Nineteenth-century mansion of the Arnedo family in Sulipan, where a Russian grand duke stayed and Rizal is said to have dined.
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San Pedro Apostol Parish Church, Apalit
Apalit's 1883 neo-Renaissance church of Saint Peter, with trompe l'oeil ceilings and a relic of the apostle enthroned in 2017.
Where to eat nearby
Food Trips
Apalit Gastropark
Food park in Apalit with stalls of different cuisines and live music on weekends, reported as the first in Pampanga's fourth district.