There are 3 ways to get from Palawan to Darwin by plane, taxi, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane PPS - DRW
16h 10m$507–1,447Car ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the carferry from Calapan to Batangascarferry
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manilabus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MNL - DRW
17h 36m$414–953Taxi to El Nido Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Taytay to El Nido Airport (ENI)taxi
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane ENI - DRW
17h 31m$448–1,172
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Darwin is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs $410 - $1,000 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Darwin is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Palawan and Darwin is 2818 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Palawan to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Palawan. It is currently 9:24 AM in Palawan and 10:54 AM in Darwin.
There are 489+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Philippine Airlines, Jetstar, and three other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Iloilo, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Boracay, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Darwin International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from El Nido Airport to Darwin International Airport via Boracay, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- flymidafrica.aero
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dili
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- [email protected]
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Business Class
- $14–20
- Premium Economy
- $12–17
- Economy
- $7–10
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $23–28
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