There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town 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 to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane CPT - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
24h 51m₱32,620–49,647Fly to Clark International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Clark International Airport (CRK)plane CPT - CRK
- Take the bus from Dau to Philippine Rabbit Avenidabus
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the carferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
30h 52m₱35,981–104,056Fly to El Nido Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane CPT - ENI
- Take the taxi from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Taytaytaxi
26h 42m₱38,971–102,447Fly to Puerto Princesa
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane CPT - PPS
24h 26m₱43,061–131,257
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱32,000 - ₱50,000 and takes 24h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Palawan is to fly which takes 24h 26m and costs ₱43,000 - ₱140,000.
The distance between Cape Town and Palawan is 12221 km.
It takes approximately 24h 51m to get from Cape Town to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 08:55 in Cape Town and 14:55 in Palawan.
There are 477+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Palawan, Philippines?
Emirates and Cebu Pacific fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) once daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–100,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–160,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–100,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–100,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–130,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Dubai, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱42,000–130,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to El Nido Airport via Dubai, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–130,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to El Nido Airport via Doha, Clark International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱37,000–100,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to El Nido Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–150,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–120,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–160,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–95,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–75,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–130,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Clark International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–130,000
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- 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
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
- prbl_co@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Dau to Philippine Rabbit Avenida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱170–190
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–700
- Schedules at
- 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
- starlite@chelseacustomercare.ph
- 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
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
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- 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
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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