There are 4 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
9h 48m₱7,929–31,245Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- 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 car ferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
11h 30m₱6,774–24,576Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Puerto Princesa
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane PKU - PPS
8h 58m₱11,414–42,138Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
- 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 car ferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
13h 5m₱7,758–28,270
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱6,500 - ₱25,000 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Palawan is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs ₱11,000 - ₱43,000.
The distance between Sumatra and Palawan is 2099 km.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Sumatra to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 6:30 AM in Sumatra and 7:30 AM in Palawan.
There are 453+ 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
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–42,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–38,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–45,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–85,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–35,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Soekarno–Hatta, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–39,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱7,500–32,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Puerto Princesa via Soekarno–Hatta, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–43,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–36,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–85,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–32,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–70,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–42,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–38,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–45,000
- 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
- ₱5,000–23,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–27,000
- 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
- ₱5,500–23,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–27,000
- 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
- ₱10,000–38,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–42,000
- 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
- ₱1,350–1,450
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- 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
- ₱190–550
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱530
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- 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
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