There are 4 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)SYD - BXU
13h 32m₱16,863–45,054Fly Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)SYD - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
20h 52m₱15,322–41,153Fly Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Surigao Airport (SUG)SYD - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuan
31h 7m₱21,203–57,164Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Butuan Airport
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Butuan Airport (BXU)NTL - BXU
17h 1m₱21,662–60,933
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 ₱15,000 - ₱42,000 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Butuan is to fly which takes 13h 32m and costs ₱16,000 - ₱46,000.
The distance between Sydney and Butuan is 5505 km.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Sydney to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 9:24 PM in Sydney and 6:24 PM in Butuan.
There are 117+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Butuan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Butuan Airport (BXU) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–90,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–47,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–110,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–39,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–44,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–80,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–120,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Surigao Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱380–500
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
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