There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to El Nido by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane CNS - ENI
15h 27m₱25,612–73,461Fly to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane CNS - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
22h 27m₱24,445–69,887Fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane CNS - MNL
- Take the ferry from Manila North Harbor Pier 4 to Coronferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to El Nido, Palawanferry
32h 56m₱28,098–44,883
Cairns (CNS) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to El Nido is to fly and ferry which costs ₱28,000 - ₱45,000 and takes 32h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to El Nido is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs ₱25,000 - ₱75,000.
The distance between Cairns and El Nido is 4269 km.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Cairns to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 7:49 PM in Cairns and 5:49 PM in El Nido.
There are 664+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and El Nido, Philippines?
Jetstar, Cebgo, and five other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to El Nido Airport (ENI) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Port Moresby, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Cairns to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–75,000
Flights from Cairns to El Nido Airport via Townsville, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–75,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Ngurah Rai, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–70,000
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–140,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–110,000
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Cairns to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–180,000
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Cairns to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–85,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Manila North Harbor Pier 4 to Coron
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–3,254
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–1,300
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,800
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–2,700
- State Room
- ₱4,039
- Mega Value Class
- ₱2,530
- Business Class for 6, UPPER/LOWER
- ₱3,254
Ferry from Coron to El Nido, Palawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,816
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Ferry from Coron to El Nido, Palawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱550–2,700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
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