There are 7 ways to get from Palawan to Samar by plane, busferry, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly to Catarman
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Catarman (CRM)plane PPS - CRM
9h 8m₱6,145–16,172Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puerto Princesa to Manila Pier 4ferry
- Take the ferry from Manila to Cebuferry
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Taclobanbus
2d 10h₱3,333–19,914Van and ferry, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Port of Puerto Princesa Ferry Terminal to Coron Portbusferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to San Jose, Mindoroferry
- Take the busferry from San Jose, Occidental Mindoro to Turbina Bus terminalbusferry
- Take the busferry from Turbina to Taclobanbusferry
2d₱4,455–10,379Fly to Calbayog
- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Calbayog (CYP)plane PPS - CYP
8h 2m₱7,795–29,352Fly to Tacloban
- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Tacloban (TAC)plane PPS - TAC
4h 8m₱4,215–10,382Ferry, Minivan
- Take the ferry from Puerto Princesa to Iloiloferry
- Take the ferry from Iloilo to Cebuferry
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Taclobanbus
2d 11h₱3,836–11,769Ferry, car ferry, Minivan
- Take the ferry from Puerto Princesa to Iloiloferry
- Take the car ferry from Iloilo to Cebu Citycarferry
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Taclobanbus
2d 14h₱3,486–7,369
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Catarman (CRM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Samar is to ferry and car ferry and Minivan which costs ₱3,400 - ₱7,500 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Samar is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs ₱4,200 - ₱11,000.
The distance between Palawan and Samar is 714 km.
The best way to get from Palawan to Samar without a car is to Van and ferry and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs ₱4,400 - ₱11,000.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Palawan to Samar, including transfers.
There are 89+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Samar, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Catarman (CRM) once daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Catarman via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–26,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Catarman via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–26,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Calbayog via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–29,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–29,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–10,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱4,000–11,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Calbayog via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–29,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–15,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱3,000–8,000
- Phone
- +639172762875
- fortwallytransport@yahoo.com
- Website
- fortwally.com
Busferry from Port of Puerto Princesa Ferry Terminal to Coron Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱700–5,000
- Schedules at
- fortwally.com
- Book at
- fortwally.com
- Tourist Minivan
- ₱700–5,000
- Standard Minivan
- ₱700–4,600
- Phone
- (02) 7900-4800
- customerservice@bicolisarog.com
- Website
- phbus.com
Busferry from San Jose, Occidental Mindoro to Turbina Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱880–1,500
- Schedules at
- phbus.com
- Low
- ₱900–1,300
- Skybus Premier
- ₱900–1,300
- High
- ₱1,000–1,500
- Skybus
- ₱880–930
- Elite
- ₱900–1,100
- Phone
- (02) 7900-4800
- customerservice@bicolisarog.com
- Website
- bicolisarog.com
Busferry from Turbina to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://bicolisarog.com/
- Elite
- ₱1,400–2,200
- Economy Non AC
- ₱1,430–1,433
- Regular
- ₱1,400–2,400
- Phone
- +63 (2) 227 1933
- customerservice@dltbbus.com.ph
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Ormoc to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱280–430
- Schedules at
- dltbbus.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 939 937 7002
- duptours2004@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ormoc to Duptours, Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱208
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 907 985 5306
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Coron to San Jose, Mindoro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Puerto Princesa to Manila Pier 4
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,200–9,384
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–1,700
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,500–2,100
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,200–3,500
- State Room
- ₱4,862
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱9,384
- Mega Value Class
- ₱3,511
Ferry from Manila to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,200–7,975
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–1,800
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,500–2,200
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,200–3,400
- State Room
- ₱5,105
- Business Class Upper/Lower
- ₱3,521
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱7,975
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
- Phone
- +63916-6426171
- supercat-customercare@supercat.ph
- Website
- supercat.com.ph
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Ferry from Puerto Princesa to Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,900–3,461
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Economy
- ₱2,662
- Airconditioned
- ₱3,461
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- contact@cokaliongshipping.com
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Ferry from Iloilo to Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,400
- Lounge
- ₱1,500
- Tourist
- ₱1,545
- Cabin
- ₱1,800
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱4,000
- Suite Room for 3
- ₱6,000
- Phone
- +63 32 254 6491
- starsy@transasiashipping.com
- Website
- transasiashipping.com
Car ferry from Iloilo to Cebu City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,545
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Website
- https://www.transasiashipping.com/
- Book at
- https://www.facebook.com/TransAsiaShippingLinesInc
- 2nd Class Non-Aircon
- ₱1,400
- Tourist
- ₱1,545
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