There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to El Nido by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane MEL - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
20h 51m₱23,168–46,168Fly Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane MEL - ENI
15h 6m₱19,323–56,353Train to Avalon Airport, fly to El Nido Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane AVV - ENI
17h 54m₱27,721–80,877Fly Melbourne Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU)plane MEL - USU
- Take the ferry from Coron to El Nido, Palawanferry
21h 7m₱28,143–48,573
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to El Nido is to fly and Minivan which costs ₱23,000 - ₱47,000 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to El Nido is to fly which takes 15h 6m and costs ₱19,000 - ₱60,000.
The distance between Melbourne and El Nido is 6218 km.
It takes approximately 20h 51m to get from Melbourne to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:09 AM in Melbourne and 12:09 AM in El Nido.
There are 658+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and El Nido, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines, AirSWIFT, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Nido Airport (ENI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–50,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–80,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to El Nido Airport via Sydney, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–170,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–85,000
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Manila, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–150,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–44,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱350–490
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- ₱350–490
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
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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