There are 4 ways to get from Palawan to Maldives by plane, car ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane PPS - MLE
13h 32m$233–704Car 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 Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MNL - MLE
17h 19m$231–531Taxi to El Nido Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Taytay to El Nido Airport (ENI)taxi
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ENI - MLE
14h 33m$260–723Taxi to San Vicente Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Taytay to San Vicente Airport (SWL)taxi
- Fly from San Vicente Airport (SWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane SWL - MLE
22h 28m$258–722
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Maldives is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs $230 - $550 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Maldives is to fly which takes 13h 32m and costs $230 - $750.
The distance between Palawan and Maldives is 5035 km.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Palawan to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 3h behind Palawan. It is currently 11:37 AM in Palawan and 8:37 AM in Maldives.
There are 263+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Maldives?
Cebu Pacific, Firefly, and seven other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–440
Flights from El Nido Airport to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from San Vicente Airport to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Velana International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from San Vicente Airport to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from El Nido Airport to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Velana International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from El Nido Airport to Velana International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Velana International Airport via Iloilo, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from El Nido Airport to Velana International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from San Vicente Airport to Velana International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Velana International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Velana International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Velana International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Velana International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- 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
- $23–25
- 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
- $3–9
- 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
- $9
- 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
- $5–11
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- $6–9
- Business Class
- $7–11
- Economy
- $5–8
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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