There are 3 ways to get from Palawan to Darwin by plane, car ferry, bus, or taxi
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Fly from Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane PPS - DRW
15h 50m$488–1,349Car ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Calapan to Batangascarferry
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manilabus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MNL - DRW
17h 6m$455–1,100Taxi to El Nido Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Taytay to El Nido Airport (ENI)taxi
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane ENI - DRW
16h 1m$481–2,976
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Darwin is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Darwin is to fly which takes 15h 50m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Palawan and Darwin is 2818 km.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Palawan to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Palawan. It is currently 7:53 AM in Palawan and 9:23 AM in Darwin.
There are 475+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Cebu Pacific, Indonesia AirAsia, and six other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,300
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Davao, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,400
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,900
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- $9–13
- Business Class
- $10–15
- Economy
- $8–11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $26–31
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