Metro Manila · Philippines
Las Piñas travel guide
Las Piñas is a city in Metro Manila, Philippines, home to about 616,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MNL8 km · Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
About
About Las Piñas
Las Piñas, officially the City of Las Piñas (Filipino: Lungsod ng Las Piñas), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 615,549 people.
Las Piñas lies on the southwestern corner of Metro Manila. It is surrounded by Manila Bay to the northwest, Bacoor in Cavite to the west, Muntinlupa to the east and southeast, and Parañaque to the north. Las Piñas is in general, a large suburb dominated by large gated communities housing the rich population in southern Metro Manila and the perennially congested east-west road, Alabang-Zapote Road. Historically, Las Piñas is just a little town filled with rice paddies, then part of Rizal, before suburbanization made this part of Metro Manila's urban sprawl.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Las Piñas
See
- Gabaldon Hall
- Lara House
- St. Joseph Parish Church
- Mary Immaculate Parish Church
- Palazzo Verde
Do
- Southlinks Golf Club
- Car-Free Weekends
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When to go
The best time to visit Las Piñas
Las Piñas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 514 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 Las Piñas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 7.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 86 km) and Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 94 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Las Piñas is served by buses from Alabang or Manila (Plaza Lawton), all plying the heavily travelled Alabang-Zapote Road. Reinalyn Transport, Igan Transport and Alabang Transport Service Cooperative operates services between Alabang and Lawton. TAS Trans. and Funride Transport provides service to SM Southmall.
Getting around
Jeepneys and buses are the main mode of transport in the city. Numerous jeepney routes ply its major thoroughfare, the notoriously jammed Alabang-Zapote Road. Buses, generally air-conditioned is the alternative for longer trips. Be prepared for the everyday traffic jams, though, regardless of what you ride. The only major thoroughfare through Las Piñas is the Alabang-Zapote Rd (Rte 411), notably jammed throughout the day, being southern Metro Manila's version of EDSA.
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MNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport
SFS · Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point
CRK · Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base
Questions
Las Piñas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Las Piñas?
Las Piñas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 514 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Las Piñas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 7.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 86 km) and Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 94 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Las Piñas?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Las Piñas
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.