There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Palawan by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane CMB - PPS
11h 49m₱23,791–62,120Fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane CMB - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
14h 16m₱22,350–34,510Fly to San Jose Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Jose Airport (SJI)plane CMB - SJI
21h 56m₱23,791–72,120
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱22,000 - ₱35,000 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Palawan is to fly which takes 11h 49m and costs ₱23,000 - ₱65,000.
The distance between Colombo and Palawan is 4318 km.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Colombo to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 3:04 PM in Colombo and 5:34 PM in Palawan.
There are 483+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Palawan, Philippines?
Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱1,350–1,500
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–550
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
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