There are 2 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$478–1,584Ferry, 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
29h 3m$479–1,307
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 $470 - $1,400 and takes 29h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Jolo to Darwin is to ferry and fly which takes 24h 45m and costs $470 - $1,600.
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 2:48 PM in Jolo and 4:18 PM in Darwin.
There are 482+ 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 Davao, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,200
Flights from Zamboanga International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,200
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,900
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,800
- Website
- qantas.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
- $420–1,500
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- 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
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Pagadian to Darwin International Airport via Manila, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- 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
- $10–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book 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
- $21–36
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Economy
- $23
- First Class
- $36
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