There are 3 ways to get from Darwin to El Nido by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane DRW - ENI
21h 42m₱27,120–130,150Fly to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane DRW - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
24h 2m₱23,965–80,965Fly to Francisco B. Reyes Airport, ferry
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU)plane DRW - USU
- Take the ferry from Coron Pier to El Nido Pierferry
23h 37m₱32,220–88,290
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to El Nido is to fly and Minivan which costs ₱24,000 - ₱85,000 and takes 24h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to El Nido is to fly which takes 21h 42m and costs ₱27,000 - ₱130,000.
The distance between Darwin and El Nido is 2939 km.
It takes approximately 21h 42m to get from Darwin to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 5:27 AM in Darwin and 3:57 AM in El Nido.
There are 676+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and El Nido, Philippines?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to El Nido Airport (ENI) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–140,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–140,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–110,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–150,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–170,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Guangzhou Baiyun, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–80,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–140,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱49,000–170,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–85,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–95,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱45,000–150,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–140,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–70,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Phone
- (032) 346 0421
- [email protected]
- Website
- jomaliashipping.com
Ferry from Coron Pier to El Nido Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱2,850
- Schedules at
- jomaliashipping.com
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