There are 3 ways to get from Sumatra to Palawan by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane PLM - PPS
8h 33m₱8,395–25,993Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane PDG - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
13h 59m₱7,627–22,263Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane PKU - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
11h 34m₱8,766–19,998
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱7,500 - ₱23,000 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Palawan is to fly which takes 8h 33m and costs ₱8,000 - ₱26,000.
The distance between Sumatra and Palawan is 2099 km.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Sumatra to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 5:26 PM in Sumatra and 6:26 PM in Palawan.
There are 479+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Palawan, Philippines?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–44,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–25,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–31,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–44,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–36,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–28,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–31,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–32,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–28,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–31,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–44,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Soekarno–Hatta, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–36,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–35,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–29,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–32,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–18,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–19,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–21,000
- 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
- ₱1,350–1,500
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱1,350–1,500
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- starlite@chelseacustomercare.ph
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱830
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱830
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
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