How To Get To The US Embassy?

Everyday, thousands of Filipinos and foreigners flock to the US Embassy to get their US visas, so we want to help you out by giving some directions to the area. This is also the service area to seek American Citizen Services.

Other sections and departments found in the US Embassy are the following: Economic Section, Defense Attaché, Public Affairs, Political Section, Management Section, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, U.S. Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Commercial Service,U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, Regional Printing Center-Manila, Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, International Broadcasting Bureau, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, Foreign Commercial Service Liaison Office to the Asian Development Bank, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services

An American Consular Agent is also present in Cebu as well as a virtual consulate in Davao City, but these are not tasked to give out visas. Only the Embassy in Manila can issue visas.

Directions on how to travel/commute to Embassy of United States in Manila:

*Remember to take note that the US Embassy's main landmark street is Roxas Boulevard. with Padre Faura and United Nations Avenue as main thoroughfares perpendicular to it. Nearest LRT 1 Station is United Nations (U.N.) Avenue Station. The US Embassy faces Roxas Boulevard and behind it will be Manila Bay. Honestly, this is one of those destinations where you can actually say you need a taxicab but we will give you means to avoid riding a taxi below. Just remember that this will be long walk-athons.

From the CaMaNaVa* (north of Manila) area:
*CaMaNaVa stands for Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela

Option 1. From Monumento, take an LRT 1 Yellow Line going to Taft and get down at United Nations station, walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 2. From Monumento, ride a jeepney along Rizal Avenue bound for Taft Avenue and asked to be dropped at T.M. Kalaw. You will notice that this is already Rizal Park (Luneta). Walk towards Manila Bay until you reach Roxas Boulevard (you will walk past Orosa Street and National Library). You will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy.

From around Manila:

Option 1. Take an LRT 1 Yellow Line going to Taft and get down at United Nations station, walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 2. Ride a jeepney along Rizal Avenue bound for Taft Avenue and asked to be dropped at T.M. Kalaw. You will notice that this is already Rizal Park (Luneta). Walk towards Manila Bay until you reach Roxas Boulevard (you will walk past Orosa Street and National Library). You will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy.

Option 3. From Lawton/City Hall area, ride a jeepney going to Baclaran and get down at the Shell Station at the corner of M.H.Del Pilar and T.M.Kalaw. Walk towards Manila Bay until you reach Roxas Boulevard (you will walk past Orosa Street and National Library).You will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy.

Option 4. Along Roxas Boulevard, there are FX that are Sucat-Lawton. You can ride this and asked to be dropped at US Embassy.

From Quezon City and Marikina:

Option 1. Take the LRT2 Purple Line and go down at Recto Station. From here, transfer to Doroteo Jose Station of LRT 1 Yellow Line and ride an LRT bound for Baclaran. Go down at United Nations Avenue; walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 2. From Cubao, you can ride a jeepney/FX that is bound for Quiapo and asked to be dropped at Rizal Avenue. Ride an LRT 1 bound for Baclaran via Doroteo Jose Station. Get down at United Nations Station and walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Areas by the east side of Metro Manila (i.e. Pasig, Mandaluyong, Pateros etc):

Option 1. You can ride an MRT southbound to EDSA-Taft Station and transfer to the LRT1 via an elevated walkway to EDSA Station and ride an LRT bound for Monumento. Get down at United Nations Station and walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 2. You can ride an MRT southbound to EDSA-Taft Station and from there ride a Quiapo/Divisoria bound jeepney via Taft Avenue. There are also buses from the south that are bound for Lawton, you can take that, get down at United Nations Station and walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 3. You can also ride an MRT northbound to Cubao and transfer to LRT 2 Purple Line bound for Recto and ride an LRT 1 bound for Baclaran. Go down at United Nations Avenue and walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard. (This route is crazy and impractical, but it works).

From the south (Pasay, Makati, Paranaque and more southern area):

Option 1. From SM Mall of Asia or along Taft Avenue, take a jeepney bound for Divisoria either via Taft or Mabini route. Get down at Luneta. Walk towards Manila Bay until you reach Roxas Boulevard (you will walk past Orosa Street and National Library). You will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy.

Option 2. Ride an FX or bus bound for Manila City Hall or Lawton and get down at Luneta (but ask first if they are passing by US Embassy or where exactly is the best dropoff point to US Embassy). You will notice that this is already Rizal Park. Walk towards Manila Bay until you reach Roxas Boulevard (you will walk past Orosa Street and National Library). You will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy.

Option 3. Ride the LRT 1 Yellow Line bound for United Nations Station and get down at United Nations Station and walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 4. Around Makati and Pasay, ride Libertad-LRT or Buendia-LRT bound jeepneys or Ayala-Leveriza bound buses and get down at the LRT station. Ride either an LRT or jeepney along Taft Avenue and get down at United Nations Station or Luneta/Rizal Park. walk towards Roxas Boulevard via T.M. Kalaw or U.N. Avenue. You will pass by streets like A. Mabini, M.H. del Pilar, Guerrero, and Alhambra along the way. If you walked through T.M. Kalaw, you will see Museong Pambata when you reach Roxas Blvd, beside it will be US Embassy. If you walked through UN Avenue, you will see US Embassy right away when you get to Roxas Boulevard.

Option 5. Along Roxas Boulevard, there are FX that are Sucat-Lawton. You can ride this and asked to be dropped at US Embassy. 

For private vehicles, US Embassy is accessible via Roxas Boulevard. Major landmark streets are TM Kalaw, UN Avenue, or Padre Faura. It is not advisable though to bring cars as you cannot park inside the embassy. You may need to park on streets around it through parking boys that watch over your car. You can also park around Quirino Grandstand which is also some 5-10 mins away via walking.

Of course, you can ride a taxicab from any parts of Metro Manila and just mention to the driver to bring you to "US Embassy" or "US Embassy beside Museong Pambata".


Here's a map around US Embassy in Manila, Philippines via Google Maps:

Landmarks around US Embassy are the following: Fountain of Friendship, Executive Plaza Hotel, Sunset Quay, Manila Ocean Park, Hotel H2O, The Manila Hotel, Bayview Park Hotel, Boulevard Mansion Hotel, Residential Suites, Manila City Museum, Baluarte de San Diego Intramuros Manila, Rizal Park Luneta, Museong Pambata, Manila Planetarium.


US Embassy photo via Google images.