There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Butuan by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane SYD - BXU
13h 30m₱14,927–41,132Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Butuan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane NTL - BXU
16h 44m₱11,707–44,998Fly Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane SYD - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuanbus
20h 7m₱17,336–47,231Fly Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane SYD - DVO
- Take the bus from Panabo to Butuanbus
20h 23m₱13,727–41,472Fly Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Surigao Airport (SUG)plane SYD - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
25h 46m₱14,177–57,242
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Butuan is to fly and bus which costs ₱13,000 - ₱42,000 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Butuan is to fly which takes 13h 30m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱42,000.
The distance between Sydney and Butuan is 5505 km.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Sydney to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:33 AM in Sydney and 8:33 AM in Butuan.
There are 31+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Butuan, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Butuan Airport (BXU) twice daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–44,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–80,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–75,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–44,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–55,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–40,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–45,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–43,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–49,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–90,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–55,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–39,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱410–550
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Panabo to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
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