There are 3 ways to get from General Santos to Palawan by plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from General Santos (GES) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane GES - PPS
5h 27m₱10,332–21,396Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Agora, Cagayan de Orobus
- Take the ferry from Cagayan de Oro to Iloilo Cityferry
- Take the ferry from Iloilo to Puerto Princesaferry
2d 12h₱3,663–10,386Bus, bus and ferry, ferry, Minivan
- Take the bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminalbus
- Take the busferry from Davao City to Ormocbusferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to DLTB Aurora Cubaobus
- Take the ferry from Baseco Port to El Nido Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airportbus
3d 2h₱8,674–12,894
General Santos to Palawan by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from General Santos to Palawan is to bus and ferry which costs ₱3,600 - ₱11,000 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from General Santos to Palawan is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs ₱10,000 - ₱22,000.
The distance between General Santos and Palawan is 826 km.
The best way to get from General Santos to Palawan without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 12h and costs ₱3,600 - ₱11,000.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from General Santos to Palawan, including transfers.
There are 477+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between General Santos, Philippines and Palawan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from General Santos (GES) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from General Santos to Puerto Princesa via Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–18,000
Flights from General Santos to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱7,000–18,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from General Santos to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–21,000
Flights from General Santos to Puerto Princesa via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–21,000
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱750–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- [email protected]
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from General Santos Bulaong Terminal to Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱280–390
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Busferry from Davao City to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–2,700
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Phone
- 0981 432 4061
- [email protected]
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Ormoc to DLTB Aurora Cubao
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱3,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- dltb.dltb.ph
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airport
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Cagayan de Oro to Iloilo City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–6,334
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,000–1,400
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,400–1,900
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,000–2,100
- State Room
- ₱4,316
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,894
- Business Class for 2, 4, 8
- ₱2,210
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱6,334
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Ferry from Iloilo to Puerto Princesa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,900–2,900
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 928 457 7623 / 939 912 6840 / 998 881 7226
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atienza Interisland Ferries
Ferry from Baseco Port to El Nido Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,900–3,300
- Schedules at
- Atienza Interisland Ferries
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