Puerto Princesa and El Nido are among the many hottest locations in Palawan. Nonetheless, these two locations are removed from one another. Puerto Princesa, the capital of the province is positioned in the midst of mainland Palawan whereas El Nido is on the northern half, roughly 260 kilometers away.
Whereas El Nido has its personal airport, business flights to the city is proscribed to small plane because of runway limitations. Thus, the airfare is often excessive which brings most vacationers going from Puerto Princesa to El Nido for one more 5 to 6 hours of land journey to El Nido. For these on a finances, there are public buses and vans that commonly ply the route.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido by Van
Coming from Puerto Princesa, air-conditioned vans to El Nido depart from as early as 7AM to as late as 9PM. Vans depart from Puerto Princesa Airport and from San Jose Terminal. Journey time is roughly 5 to six hours and one-way fare is P500.
Van Operators:
Daytripper Palawan: +63917-8488755
Lexus Van: +63917-5859612
Fort Wally: +63917-3488078
Puerto Princesa to El Nido by Bus
Cherry Buses commonly ply the Puerto Princesa-El Nido route and vice versa. Buses go away San Jose Terminal to El Nido with cease over in Roxas and Taytay. Fare is round P400 for financial system bus, P450 for normal aircon bus and P1,050 for lazy boy bus with bathroom.
As of 2025, their schedule is as follows:
| Puerto Princesa to El Nido | Bus Kind | El Nido to Puerto Princesa | Bus Kind |
| 7AM | Economic system | 7AM | Economic system |
| 9AM | Common Aircon | 9AM | Common Aircon |
| 11AM | Common Aircon | 11AM | Common Aircon |
| 9:30PM | Lazy Boy w/ CR | 9PM | Lazy Boy w/ CR |
