There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to El Nido by plane or bus
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Fly to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane CMB - ENI
13h 19m₱24,881–77,230Fly to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane CMB - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
18h 39m₱22,366–77,675
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to El Nido is to fly and Minivan which costs ₱22,000 - ₱80,000 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to El Nido is to fly which takes 13h 19m and costs ₱24,000 - ₱80,000.
The distance between Colombo and El Nido is 4397 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Colombo to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 10:54 PM in Colombo and 1:24 AM in El Nido.
There are 172+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and El Nido, Philippines?
Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, and 10 other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to El Nido Airport (ENI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Don Muang, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–80,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–120,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–90,000
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–170,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–120,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- lexxuspalawan@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱665
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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