There are 5 ways to get from Townsville to Butuan by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Butuan Airport
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane TSV - BXU
11h 52m₱19,336–60,275Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane TSV - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Nasipitferry
21h 25m₱17,781–63,475Fly to Surigao Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Surigao Airport (SUG)plane TSV - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
26h 3m₱21,605–67,867Fly to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane TSV - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuanbus
18h 10m₱20,547–63,968Fly to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane TSV - DVO
- Take the bus from Panabo to Butuanbus
18h 45m₱21,731–66,049
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Butuan is to fly and ferry which costs ₱17,000 - ₱65,000 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Butuan is to fly which takes 11h 52m and costs ₱19,000 - ₱65,000.
The distance between Townsville and Butuan is 3917 km.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from Townsville to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 2h behind Townsville. It is currently 3:05 AM in Townsville and 1:05 AM in Butuan.
There are 126+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Butuan, Philippines?
Jetstar, Cebgo, and three other airlines fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Butuan Airport (BXU) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Butuan Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–65,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Sydney, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–120,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–65,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–120,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Melbourne, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–60,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Butuan Airport via Mount Isa, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Surigao Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Surigao Airport via Cairns, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Surigao Airport via Mount Isa, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–75,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–65,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–110,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Mount Isa, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Sydney, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–70,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–65,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Mount Isa, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–60,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–110,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–110,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Panabo to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Phone
- (032) 232-7211
- [email protected]
- Website
- cokaliongshipping.com
Ferry from Cebu to Nasipit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱750–9,600
- Schedules at
- cokaliongshipping.com
- Economy
- ₱1,345
- Lounge - Sitting
- ₱1,450
- Lounge
- ₱1,480
- Tourist
- ₱1,620
- Cabin
- ₱2,000
- Suite Room for 2
- ₱4,800
- Suite Room for 4
- ₱9,600
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