There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to Puerto Princesa by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane BKI - PPS
5h 40m₱14,000–32,000Fly from Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane LDU - PPS
12h 30m₱8,000–23,000Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane SDK - PPS
12h 48m₱16,379–28,448Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane TWU - PPS
10h 33m₱9,818–26,966Bus, drive to Brunei International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane BWN - PPS
13h 32m₱19,788–37,481
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Puerto Princesa is to fly which costs ₱8,000 - ₱23,000 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Puerto Princesa is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱32,000.
The distance between Sabah and Puerto Princesa is 519 km.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Puerto Princesa (PPS), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Puerto Princesa Airport. The quickest flight takes 11h 40m and has one stopover.
Philippine Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, AirAsia Philippines and Cebu Pacific offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Puerto Princesa Airport.
There are 472+ hotels available in Puerto Princesa.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Puerto Princesa, Philippines?
AirAsia Philippines, Philippine Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–23,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–34,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–23,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–32,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–45,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Puerto Princesa via Guangzhou Baiyun, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–37,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–50,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–42,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–23,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–23,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–27,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–26,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–36,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–75,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–23,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–27,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,200
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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