There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Palawan by plane, bus, car ferry, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane SFO - PPS
20h 5m₱25,720–70,875Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane SFO - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
23h 1m₱20,279–53,265Fly Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane OAK - PPS
23h 29m₱32,456–85,599Fly San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane SFO - ENI
- Take the taxi from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Taytaytaxi
23h 26m₱24,630–67,065
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱20,000 - ₱55,000 and takes 23h 1m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Palawan is to fly which takes 20h 5m and costs ₱25,000 - ₱75,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Palawan is 11797 km.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from San Francisco to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:42 PM in San Francisco and 9:42 AM in Palawan.
There are 479+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Palawan, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–70,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–75,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–50,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Honolulu, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–90,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Los Angeles, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–90,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Seattle, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–85,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Kahului, Honolulu, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–90,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–80,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–80,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–65,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Incheon, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–75,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–65,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to El Nido Airport via Incheon, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–75,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–60,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–85,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Los Angeles, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Tokyo Haneda, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–140,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–65,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–60,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–65,000
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,300
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