There are 3 ways to get from Jolo to Darwin by ferry, plane, or bus
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Ferry to Zamboanga International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Jolo to Zamboangaferry
- Fly from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane ZAM - DRW
24h 45m$452–1,479Ferry, bus to Pagadian, fly
- Take the ferry from Jolo to Zamboangaferry
- Take the bus from Zamboanga to Pagadian Citybus
- Fly from Pagadian (PAG) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane PAG - DRW
28h 58m$453–1,103Ferry, bus to Dipolog Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Jolo to Zamboangaferry
- Take the bus from Zamboanga to Dipologbus
- Fly from Dipolog Airport (DPL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane DPL - DRW
33h 5m$564–1,805
Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jolo to Darwin is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 28h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Jolo to Darwin is to ferry and fly which takes 24h 45m and costs $450 - $1,500.
The distance between Jolo and Darwin is 2530 km.
It takes approximately 24h 45m to get from Jolo to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Jolo. It is currently 4:48 PM in Jolo and 6:18 PM in Darwin.
There are 479+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Jolo, Philippines and Darwin, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Jolo to Darwin. However, you can take the ferry to Zamboanga, take the taxi to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Zamboanga, walk to Zamboanga, take the bus to Pagadian City, take the taxi to Pagadian (PAG) airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zamboanga International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,500
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,300
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,300
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Zamboanga International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Dipolog Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zamboanga to Pagadian City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Zamboanga to Dipolog
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (032)231-7737
- info@weesam.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Jolo to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Economy
- $24
- First Class
- $37
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