There are 7 ways to get from Manila to Sibutu by plane, unknown, ferry, car ferry, busferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT)plane MNL - TWT
- Walk from Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT) to Sibutuunknown
5h 32mFerry, car ferry, travel
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboangaferry
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongaocarferry
- Walk from Bongao to Sibutuunknown
2d 19hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry, travel
- Take the busferry from Manila Pasay to Cagayan De Orobusferry
- Take the bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboangabus
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongaocarferry
- Walk from Bongao to Sibutuunknown
3d 5hTaxi to Cauayan, fly to Tawi Tawi Island Airport, travel
- Take the taxi from Trinoma to Cauayan-Airport-CYZtaxi
- Fly from Cauayan (CYZ) to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT)plane CYZ - TWT
- Walk from Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT) to Sibutuunknown
25h 4mFly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport, car ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)plane MNL - ZAM
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongaocarferry
- Walk from Bongao to Sibutuunknown
21h 54mFly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MNL - SDK
- Walk from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sibutuunknown
13h 53mFly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MNL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Bohey Dulangferry
- Walk from Pulau Bohey Dulang to Sibutuunknown
13h 15m
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Manila and Sibutu is 1107 km.
The best way to get from Manila to Sibutu without a car is to ferry and car ferry and travel which takes 2 days 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Manila to Sibutu, including transfers.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Sibutu, Philippines?
There is no direct connection from Manila to Sibutu. However, you can take the bus to NAIA Terminal 2, walk to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) airport, fly to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT), then travel to Sibutu. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Manila to Sibutu via Zamboanga, Zamboanga, and Bongao in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,200–13,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,200–11,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Iloilo, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,200–11,000
Flights from Cauayan to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–21,000
Flights from Cauayan to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Mactan–Cebu, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–13,000
Flights from Cauayan to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Iloilo, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–13,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,700–9,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱3,700–9,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,700–9,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,200–13,000
Flights from Cauayan to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–21,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–12,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–18,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–32,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,600–18,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–27,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱3,300–17,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–30,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–32,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–24,000
- Phone
- (632) 851-8077 to 79
- marketing@philtranco.com.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Manila Pasay to Cagayan De Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱800–1,700
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱521
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–10,749
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,400
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–3,200
- State Room
- ₱5,719
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,931
- Cabin
- ₱4,895
- Stateroom
- ₱10,514
- Suiteroom
- ₱10,749
- Business Class
- ₱4,610
- Phone
- (062) 992-6410
- alesonzam@yahoo.com
- Website
- alesonshippinglines.com
Car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–1,500
- Schedules at
- alesonshippinglines.com
- Economy
- ₱1,300
- Aircon
- ₱1,400
- Cabin
- ₱1,500
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Bohey Dulang
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₱1,489
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–6,500
MGE Taxi
- Phone
- +63 2 3636096
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Dollar Taxi
- Phone
- +63 2 9212383
Basic Taxi
- Phone
- +63 2 352 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
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