There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Samar by plane or ferry
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Fly to Catarman
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Catarman (CRM)SYD - CRM
20h 23m₱23,695–65,845Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)SYD - CEB
- Take the ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
17h 6m₱12,400–35,020Fly to Tacloban
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tacloban (TAC)SYD - TAC
15h 17m₱14,865–39,055Fly to Calbayog
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calbayog (CYP)SYD - CYP
25h 46m₱21,845–61,025
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Catarman (CRM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Samar is to fly and ferry which costs ₱12,000 - ₱35,000 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Samar is to fly which takes 15h 17m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱40,000.
The distance between Sydney and Samar is 5889 km.
It takes approximately 20h 23m to get from Sydney to Samar, including transfers.
Samar is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:14 AM in Sydney and 10:14 PM in Samar.
There are 14+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Samar, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Catarman (CRM) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catarman via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–65,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catarman via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–140,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catarman via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–85,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catarman via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱36,000–130,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Catarman via Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–95,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–39,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–65,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–60,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–29,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–80,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–41,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–31,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tacloban via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–50,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–60,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calbayog via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–37,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–80,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–24,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–44,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
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