There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to El Nido by plane, bus, or taxi
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Fly to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to El Nido Airport (ENI)CMB - ENI
11h 54m₱18,883–52,232Fly to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)CMB - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
17h 49m₱15,373–40,682Fly to San Vicente Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Vicente Airport (SWL)CMB - SWL
- Take the taxi from San Vicente Airport (SWL) to El Nido
14h 43m₱21,503–59,212
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 ₱15,000 - ₱41,000 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to El Nido is to fly which takes 11h 54m and costs ₱18,000 - ₱55,000.
The distance between Colombo and El Nido is 4397 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Colombo to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 11:01 AM in Colombo and 1:31 PM in El Nido.
There are 580+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and El Nido, Philippines?
Thai Airways International, AirSWIFT, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to El Nido Airport (ENI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to El Nido Airport via Hong Kong, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Vicente Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–120,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Vicente Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Vicente Airport via Don Muang, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–55,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–38,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–38,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–49,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- lexxuspalawan@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱670
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–2,200
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