There are 8 ways to get from El Nido to Samal by bus, plane, ferry, or busferry
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Minivan to Puerto Princesa, fly to Francisco Bangoy International Airport
best- Take the bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airportbus
- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane PPS - DVO
9h 49m₱5,570–10,430Fly El Nido Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane ENI - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Davao Citybus
13h 44m₱2,706–11,119Ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from El Nido, Palawan to Coronferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4ferry
- Take the busferry from Pasay to Taclobanbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tacloban to Davao Ecoland Bus Terminalbusferry
2d 2h₱4,554–9,554Ferry, bus via Cagayan de Oro
- Take the ferry from El Nido, Palawan to Coronferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4ferry
- Take the ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oroferry
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Davao Citybus
2d 12h₱3,502–9,219Fly El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane ENI - DVO
5h 28m₱4,387–12,480Fly El Nido Airport to Butuan Airport, bus
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane ENI - BXU
- Take the bus from Butuan to Davao Overland Terminalbus
11h 57m₱4,657–11,740Ferry, Bus
- Take the ferry from El Nido, Palawan to Coronferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4ferry
- Take the ferry from Manila to Nasipit Pier, Butuanferry
- Take the bus from Nasipit to Davao Overland Terminalbus
2d 23h₱3,832–9,519Mini Van, ferry, bus
- Take the bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesabus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Princesa to Iloiloferry
- Take the ferry from Iloilo City to Cagayan de Oroferry
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Davao Citybus
3d 2h₱4,230–16,444
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Nido to Samal is to fly and bus which costs ₱2,700 - ₱12,000 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from El Nido to Samal is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs ₱4,300 - ₱13,000.
The distance between El Nido and Samal is 1103 km.
The best way to get from El Nido to Samal without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs ₱4,500 - ₱10,000.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from El Nido to Samal, including transfers.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Samal.
What companies run services between El Nido, Philippines and Samal, Philippines?
Cebgo, AirAsia Philippines, and three other airlines fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Francisco Bangoy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,100–7,500
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,100–7,500
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–12,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–12,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Bohol-Panglao International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱3,100–19,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,500–10,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,900–11,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,700–17,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–9,500
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,200–19,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–18,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Francisco B. Reyes, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,800–18,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Butuan Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,500–16,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,300–16,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Butuan Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱2,500–16,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,700–17,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱3,200–19,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,700–9,500
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- lexxuspalawan@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱665
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0928 348 0166
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Pasay to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,800–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tacloban to Davao Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Butuan to Davao Overland Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Nasipit to Davao Overland Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Davao City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱470–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +639172762875
- fortwallytransport@yahoo.com
- Website
- fortwally.com
Bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱700–5,000
- Schedules at
- fortwally.com
- Tourist Minivan
- ₱700–5,000
- Standard Minivan
- ₱700–4,600
- Phone
- +63 928 457 7623 / 939 912 6840 / 998 881 7226
- atienzashippinglines@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from El Nido, Palawan to Coron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Ferry from El Nido, Palawan to Coron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱550–2,700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Ferry from Puerto Princesa to Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,900–3,100
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–2,831
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–1,300
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,800
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–2,700
- State Room
- ₱4,039
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,704
- Business Class
- ₱2,831
Ferry from Manila to Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–2,503
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,500
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,767
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,771
- Business Class for 2 or 4, upper/lower
- ₱2,503
Ferry from Manila to Nasipit Pier, Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400–2,200
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,200–2,200
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,700–2,600
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,400–2,200
- State Room
- ₱6,121
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,754
- Business Class for 6
- ₱1,977
Ferry from Iloilo City to Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱894–6,536
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–1,400
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,900
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–1,700
- State Room
- ₱4,316
- Mega Value Class
- ₱894
- Business Class for 2
- ₱4,410
- Business Class for 6, Upper/Lower
- ₱1,848
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱6,536
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