There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Palawan by plane, bus, car ferry, or taxi
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Fly to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane MEL - PPS
14h 27m₱17,887–42,927Fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane MEL - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the car ferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
16h 39m₱13,396–30,947Fly to El Nido Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane MEL - ENI
- Take the taxi from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Taytaytaxi
16h 3m₱16,747–44,047
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱13,000 - ₱31,000 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Palawan is to fly which takes 14h 27m and costs ₱17,000 - ₱43,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Palawan is 5953 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Melbourne to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:40 AM in Melbourne and 4:40 AM in Palawan.
There are 431+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Palawan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–44,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–41,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–35,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–41,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–39,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–37,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–55,000
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱1,350–1,450
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–550
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱530
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,300
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