Calabarzon · Philippines
Cainta travel guide
Cainta is a city in Calabarzon, Philippines, home to about 386,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MNL12 km · Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
About
About Cainta
Cainta, officially the Municipality of Cainta, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 386,321 people.
During the brief British occupation of Luzon (1762–1763), part of its British India troops known as Sepoys lived and intermarried with the locals in one of the town's barangay and left a culinary legacy in the spicy and highly seasoned dishes that are now part of the town's cuisine.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cainta
See
- Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Light
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When to go
The best time to visit Cainta
Cainta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 357 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cainta: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 91 km) and Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 94 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Buses running from Angono to Quiapo pass through Cainta via Ortigas Extension. Jeepneys from terminals in Robinsons Cainta are bound for Tanay and Siniloan, both via Antipolo, and Binangonan, either via Tikling in Taytay or via Felix Avenue. Jeepneys from terminals in Santa Lucia Mall are bound for Taytay via Felix Avenue, Binangonan and Morong, both via Tikling in Taytay, and Commonwealth Market in Fairview via San Mateo. Jeepneys from terminals in Parola, near the municipal complex, are bound for Binangonan and Tanay via Manila East Road.
Getting around
Places along the main roads are accessible by jeepneys. Places within villages are accessible by tricycles served in their designated places and cars. However, not all places in the town are connected to each other. The town's northern and easternmost portions are accessible through its neighbor cities. Being subsumed into Metro Manila’s urban sprawl, traffic congestion is a chronic problem.
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MNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport
CRK · Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base
SFS · Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point
Questions
Cainta: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cainta?
Cainta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 357 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cainta?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 91 km) and Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 94 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cainta?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Cainta
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.