There are 3 ways to get from Palawan to Darwin by plane, taxi, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane PPS - DRW
12h 35m$422–1,044Car 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 21m$389–995Taxi 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
14h 56m$415–1,021
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 $380 - $1,000 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Darwin is to fly which takes 12h 35m and costs $420 - $1,100.
The distance between Palawan and Darwin is 2818 km.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Palawan to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Palawan. It is currently 4:23 PM in Palawan and 5:53 PM in Darwin.
There are 479+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Cebu Pacific, Scoot Tigerair, 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
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,400
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,400
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,200
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,200
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- 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
- $26–32
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