There are 5 ways to get from Surat Thani to El Nido by plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Surat Thani to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane URT - ENI
13h 17m₱18,247–44,389Bus, bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to El Nido Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
- Take the bus from Old Phuket Bus Terminal to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane HKT - ENI
18h 36m₱10,038–28,982Bus to Krabi Airport, fly to El Nido Airport
- Take the bus from Surat Thani City to Krabi Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane KBV - ENI
18h 20mFly Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane URT - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
17h 37m₱15,092–37,204Ferry, bus and ferry to Nakhon Si Thammarat, fly to El Nido Airport
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airportbusferry
- Fly from Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane NST - ENI
23h 20m₱17,128–39,365
Surat Thani (URT) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surat Thani to El Nido is to bus and fly which costs ₱10,000 - ₱29,000 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Surat Thani to El Nido is to fly which takes 13h 17m and costs ₱18,000 - ₱45,000.
The distance between Surat Thani and El Nido is 2263 km.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Surat Thani to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 1h ahead of Surat Thani. It is currently 9:00 PM in Surat Thani and 10:00 PM in El Nido.
There are 665+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Surat Thani, Thailand and El Nido, Philippines?
Thai Vietjet Air, Cebu Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Surat Thani (URT) to El Nido Airport (ENI) twice daily.
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–44,000
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–55,000
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International, Francisco B. Reyes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–44,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–28,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–35,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to El Nido Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–31,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to El Nido Airport via Koh Samui, Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–35,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to El Nido Airport via Koh Samui, Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–30,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–27,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to El Nido Airport via Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–33,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–34,000
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–37,000
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International, Francisco B. Reyes
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–37,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa via Don Muang, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–44,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa via Don Muang, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–44,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa via Chiang Mai, Don Muang, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–50,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–60,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Puerto Princesa via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Don Muang, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–39,000
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani City to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,577
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.com
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- [email protected]
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱750–1,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- [email protected]
Bus from Old Phuket Bus Terminal to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱130–190
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Old Phuket Bus Terminal to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱180–210
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.com
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- [email protected]
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Surat Thani Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱430–1,400
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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