Metro Manila · Philippines
Parañaque travel guide
Parañaque is a city in Metro Manila, Philippines, home to about 703,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MNL3 km · Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
About
About Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 703,245 people.
Parañaque lies to the southwest part of Metro Manila, surrounded by Pasay to the north, Manila Bay to the west, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa to the south, and Taguig to the east. It is largely a residential community just south of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, full of large subdivisions, notably the affluent BF Homes, also a barangay in its own right. BF Homes also includes areas in Las Piñas and part of Muntinlupa.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Parañaque
See
Despite having good transport conditions, Parañaque is not much a city with a good collection of sights, due to its sprawling and squalid nature. All that said, there are some few scattered sights around.
- Baclaran Church
- Parañaque Cathedral
- Battle of Don Galo monument
- Manila Memorial Park
- The Fountain at Okada Manila
- DreamPlay Manila
- GG 999
Do
- Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat
- Sambalilo Festival
- Solaire Resort & Casino
- City of Dreams Manila
- Okada Manila
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When to go
The best time to visit Parañaque
Parañaque 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 630 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 Parañaque: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 3.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 84 km) and Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 89 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
By plane, one arrives here at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which straddles the city limits into nearby Pasay. Provincial buses, from southern Luzon come at the new multi-story airport-style bus station near the Entertainment City. LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) serves Parañaque directly since 2024, with trains running to Dr. Santos station (near SM City Sucat). LRT-1 also serves the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, with connection to local buses and jeepneys.
Getting around
Parañaque has a bad reputation for sprawl, with chronic traffic jams worsened by the dozens of gated communities feeding into them, nevertheless, public transportation is plentiful on the city's main roads. There is one bus route radiating from PITX, the Route 23 PITX-Sucat which plies Ninoy Aquino and Dr. A. Santos avenues, and elsewhere, you get on a jeepney. The crowded shopping district of Baclaran is easily navigable on foot, so do the city proper at Kabihasnan. Shuttle buses connects the casinos in Entertainment City with PITX.
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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
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Parañaque
Stay safe
Be cautious when venturing in Baclaran, as petty crimes are common, and better avoid entering unfamiliar areas that are home to criminals, street thugs, delinquent youth, and unsanitary and unsafe conditions.
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Questions
Parañaque: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Parañaque?
Parañaque 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 630 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Parañaque?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 3.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 84 km) and Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK, 89 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Parañaque?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Parañaque
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.