Dagupan is about 210 km north of Manila on the NLEX-SCTEX-TPLEX expressway, around five hours by car or air-conditioned bus. Five Star, Victory Liner, and Genesis run frequent services from Pasay and Cubao terminals; expect ₱500-700 for a one-way ticket. The bus station is on the southern edge of town; tricycles or jeepneys cover the last kilometre.
The Manila North Road (also called the MacArthur Highway) connects Dagupan to all the coastal Pangasinan towns and on to La Union and Vigan further north. The nearest airport is Clark International (about three hours' drive); there are no commercial flights into Dagupan itself.