There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Palawan by plane, bus, ferry, 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
13h 37m₱17,855–41,895Fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, 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 ferry from Batangas to Calapanferry
16h 21m₱13,534–32,415Fly to Boracay Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Boracay Airport (MPH)plane MEL - MPH
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Roxascarferry
19h 30m₱18,085–50,365Fly to Kalibo International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kalibo International Airport (KLO)plane MEL - KLO
- Take the bus from Kalibo International Airport to Caticlan Jettybus
- Take the car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Roxascarferry
22h 30m₱18,718–50,998Fly 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₱17,715–72,015
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 ferry which costs ₱13,000 - ₱33,000 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Palawan is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs ₱17,000 - ₱42,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Palawan is 5953 km.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Melbourne to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:21 AM in Melbourne and 3:21 AM in Palawan.
There are 420+ 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
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Ngurah Rai, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Perth, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
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
- ₱18,000–60,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Boracay Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–22,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalibo International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–48,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–41,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Boracay Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalibo International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalibo International Airport via Sydney, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kalibo International Airport via Perth, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- 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
- ₱13,000–15,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–70,000
- 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
- 63917 6239796
- hello@islandstarexpress.com
- Website
- islandstarexpress.com
Bus from Kalibo International Airport to Caticlan Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱633
- Schedules at
- islandstarexpress.com
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱360–1,093
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Open Air
- ₱771
- Tourist Class
- ₱771
- Business Class
- ₱1,093
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Roxas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,060–1,200
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Economy
- ₱1,060
- Business Class
- ₱1,200
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,300
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