There are 7 ways to get from Manila to Sibutu by plane, unknown, ferry, car ferry, or bus
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Fly 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 42mFerry, car ferry, travel
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboangaferry
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongaocarferry
- Walk from Bongao to Sibutuunknown
2d 19hFly 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 44mFly to Lahad Datu Airport, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane MNL - LDU
- Walk from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sibutuunknown
13h 42mFly 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
14h 28mFly 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
14h 15mFly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MNL - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Bohey Dulangferry
- Walk from Pulau Bohey Dulang to Sibutuunknown
20h 16m
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 42m 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
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–21,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–21,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–15,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–15,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–21,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Cotabato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–19,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,000–14,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–60,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–60,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–23,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–35,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–29,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,500–20,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–23,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,000–22,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–60,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–17,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–19,000
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱537
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,900
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–8,893
- 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
- ₱1,300–2,100
- State Room
- ₱5,719
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,087
- Cabin for 4
- ₱4,144
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱8,893
- 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
- ₱1,533
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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