There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Palawan by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane LAX - PPS
21h 18m₱32,574–70,921Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane BUR - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
26h 9m₱23,079–63,082Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane LAX - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
22h 54m₱25,133–40,311Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Puerto Princesa
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane BUR - PPS
23h 16m₱30,520–80,692Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Puerto Princesa
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane ONT - PPS
24h 43m₱35,533–97,255Fly Los Angeles International Airport to El Nido Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane LAX - ENI
- Take the taxi from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Taytaytaxi
23h 54m₱24,484–67,111
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱25,000 - ₱41,000 and takes 22h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Palawan is to fly which takes 21h 18m and costs ₱32,000 - ₱75,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Palawan is 12304 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Los Angeles to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 15h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 2:10 AM in Los Angeles and 5:10 PM in Palawan.
There are 480+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Palawan, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) twice daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–70,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–50,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–60,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–60,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–60,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Puerto Princesa via Honolulu, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–85,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Puerto Princesa via Seattle, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–80,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–95,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Honolulu, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–95,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Seattle, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–95,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Taiwan Taoyuan, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱36,000–100,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–85,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–95,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Taiwan Taoyuan, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–100,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Taiwan Taoyuan, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱37,000–110,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Taiwan Taoyuan, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱36,000–110,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Nido Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–80,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–65,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Nido Airport via Incheon, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–75,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–70,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Tokyo Haneda, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–200,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–150,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–65,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–75,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–65,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–65,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱34,500–36,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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
- ₱190–700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–700
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- [email protected]
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱830
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱830
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,300
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