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Find cheap flights to Palawan from $971

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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa1 stop$1,127
Busuanga
Busuanga2 stops$1,784

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January

High season

July

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$971
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 35% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Princesa

FAQs - booking Palawan flights

  • What’s the best way to travel to Busuanga Island?

    If Busuanga is your final destination in the Palawan province, you can reach the island via a connection with a domestic airline at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) in Cebu or at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in Manila. But if you’re planning to stay for a few days on Palawan Island before exploring the rest of the archipelago, it’s best if you book a domestic Air Juan or AirSWIFT flight later to Busuanga.

  • Can I fly to Cuyo Island from Palawan Island?

    Yes, you can book a flight from Palawan to Cuyo, but keep in mind there is only one daily flight operated by one airline, Air Juan. The flight takes about 1h.

  • How do I travel from the airport to Puerto Princesa?

    If you haven’t arranged transportation with your accommodation, taking a tricycle or a taxi is the best way to reach the Puerto Princesa city center from the airport. Expect to pay approximately 50 PHP (about 0.96 USD) for a tricycle ride to the city center. Taxi fares start at about 40 PHP (roughly 0.77 USD), plus 18 PHP (about 0.35 USD) per mile.

  • Where do I fly into if I’m visiting El Nido?

    The closest airport to El Nido is the Puerto Princesa International Airport, which is about 143 mi away. From the airport to El Nido you can travel by van, rental car, or bus. The most affordable and convenient way is to take a van at the airport. Most of the time, the drivers will approach the passengers with offers to travel to El Nido, so you don’t have to look too hard for them. Keep in mind that a van ride from the airport to El Nido should take between 5 and 6 hours and cost around 600 PHP (11.55 USD) per person.

  • How long is the flight to Palawan?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Palawan takes 39h 25m, covering a distance of 7978 miles. The most popular route is Los Angeles - Puerto Princesa with an average flight time of 28h 50m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Palawan?

    The cheapest ticket to Palawan from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $1,009. The most popular route is from Los Angeles to Puerto Princesa and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,074.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Palawan?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Puerto Princesa (66% of total searches to Palawan). The next most popular destination is Busuanga (34%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Palawan

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Palawan flight deals.
  • When searching for flights to Palawan, you’ll most likely choose the Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) as your final destination. But the Filipino province is also served by two other airports—Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) on Busuanga Island and Cuyo Airport (CYU) on Cuyo Island.
  • Most flights to Palawan from the United States require at least one layover, typically in the capital city of the Philippines, Manila. A nonstop flight from Manila to Busuanga takes about 1h 20m, and from Manila to Puerto Princesa on Palawan Island, approx. 1h 15m.
  • The Puerto Princesa Airport is not only the largest and the one with the most options of flights and airlines, but it’s also a hub for Philippines-based domestic airline Air Juan and low-cost carrier Philippines AirAsia.
  • Philippine Airlines operates many flights to Palawan from the US, with routes to both the Puerto Princesa and Busuanga airports.
  • You don’t need to apply for a visa before booking your flight to Palawan. American citizens are issued a visa on arrival, which is all you’ll need, as long as you’re not staying for more than 30 days. Please make sure your passport is valid and has enough blank space for an entry visa stamp.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Palawan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Palawan? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
JetBlueOverall score based on 4346 reviews
7.1Food
7.8Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.3Crew
Airline reviews

Overall fine but both ways for this trip was delayed.

6.0 GoodJackie, May 2024BOS - SYR
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Overall fine but both ways for this trip was delayed.

Flight was delayed by almost 5 hours. Suitcase was not loaded despite the flight being near empty (my colleagues’ suitcases did reach JFK, unlike mine). Had to argue on phone to get JetBlue to deliver the case to my hotel. Never again

The flight was excellent. The crew was welcoming and attentive.

Great! I love Jet Blue. My favorite airline! Very efficient, clean and timely.

Run out of snack choices. Why are the seats not padded for your butt? Are we sitting on blocks of wood or metal for $250-300 a pop? This ain’t spirit. Let’s get it together people

We were told that our flight would be delayed for 90+ minutes because of weather, so we went to get something to eat only to have them randomly start boarding 15 minutes after the announcement, with no warning.

Entertainment... No earphones passed out. Many including me couldn't use the TV. Legroom was good. Crew was indifferent and a bit surly. Free wifi was a nice convenience. Check in desk location was unknown. Gate number on the boarding passes was wrong.

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

Safe and on time were the positives. The plane wasn't cleaned before boarding, there was garbage and food on the floor and in the seat pocket. The TV screen was small and the picture fuzzy, audio quality was poor. Seatbelt was fraying and seat did not recline properly. No charging ports near the seats,

Confusing. Delay updates were out of whack At one point it said my flight was 25 hours. Three gate changes and two delays only to change back to original departure time. Gate announcer and on board flight attendant (Alejandro) making the announcements was impossible to understand due to accent and speed of speech. After beverage service the rear flight attendants sat back there on their phones. No refills no checking in, one sweep through for trash collection. Very impersonal. Bring back Coke products

I flew Delta last week and United Airlines is a poor substitute mechanical problems with the plane and shitty food among other things made my travel experience what’s become to be expected from United no way is it ever worth the money they make us pay

I had a great flight. Everything went smoothly and the flight arrived early.

Well....let's start from the point that I had to stay in airport for 12 hours instead of 2 that was scheduled. Poor company and even worst customer service. Never again....

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

We liked the fully reclinable seats. Had center seats, so it was difficult to talk to spouse. Crew was great

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

The Wi-Fi was unavailable on this flight for some reason.

The flight was delayed almost 2 hours. Bad customer service etc. I will never fly Luthansa. Ever!!!

Nothing, terrible travel experience due to weather and maintenance delays and was left stranded in Austin.

Missed connection from Philadelphia to London because flight from DC was seriously delayed. Was re-routed the next day (had to pay for hotel) to Zurich and was given a main cabin middle seat while I had paid for premium. Great job AA!!!

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

28 hour delay at Fort Worth/Dallas airport, part due to weather which was unavoidable, but various other reasons - no pilot, no fa, mechanical problem, plane too small, too big, crew out of flying time, seat configuration problems.... endless and hourly updates with a different excuse. Finally told us about 3.00 am, that the flight was delayed to hours later.

Experience was bad. 3.5 hour delay for a 2.5 hour trip. There was no r Transparency about the reason for the delay and it was done 30 mins at a time.

Original flight delayed several times and finally canceled at 2:30 in the morning. Staff at the gate was not very helpful in resolving problems or communicating why there were delays. I spent 34 hours at the airport before I could leave, they couldn't book me on another early flight even after canceling my original flight. Next flight available after my original flight was canceled was 22 hours later. I will never fly American Airlines again.

very very tight seats unfriendly crew who do not seem to care about the comfort of their passengers and do not know how to smile poor ground staff support at LHR and PHX

The boarding process and flight were great. However, I waited about 40 minutes for my luggage. It did not come up on the designated belt. Instead, everyone’s bags were on a cart. Not sure what the issue was, but we were not informed until another passenger went looking for her bags and found them.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

It was nice! There was a very unhappy child in front of us and the flight attendant did a great job calming the child. I was impressed.

The plane was not on time for boarding or departure or arrivals.

EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY THE HELP.THE SEATING FRIENDLY ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD RIDE NOT ONE BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM

This was the smoothest flight I have had in awhile. I was also offered an exit row seat for a great upgrade cost and was able to sleep almost thr whole flight due to comfort and a smooth flight. We left on time and arrived on time.

No food not even water offered unless you buy it and no usb in the seat but other than that everything was good

Because our flight from marsh Harbor to Fort Lauderdale was over three hours delayed it caused us to miss our flight in Fort Lauderdale. Because we missed that flight, it cost us nearly $100 apiece for four different travelers which totaled nearly $400. We are seeking a reimbursement for the flight that we missed in Fort Lauderdale Florida.

Flight expected to leave at 6:40 pm ended leaving at 8:00 am the following day. I slept in a cold airport. Never again Spirit for me…

Flight was cancelled just 6 days before. No more flights that day, and the following date was sold out. Had to obtain a refund and buy more expensive flights on another airline.

The flight was on time and nice as always for me with spirit but the cabin crew were not good. They left the lights on on a red eye for the entire flight.

This was the return leg of my journey with Spirit Airlines. Despite its reputation, I found no issues as it got me from point A to B safely and without delay, especially with no mechanical delays, which is fantastic in my book! The staff, from ground crew to cabin crew, were all pleasant and hassle-free. The flight was smooth from takeoff to landing. I have absolutely no complaints about this no-frills airline!

Flight was delay 9hrs and nothing was provided at airport, had to go and get a room to sleep in, paid for Uber back and fort with no offers until we landed back home a 1hr later for a $75 voucher for a future flight.

Didn't like anything..entire crew was very rude to everyone on the flight. Plane old and the trays fall down on you the while time you're flying. Charged more for a carry on bag than for the plane ticket itself. Did make it from point a to point b, but worth the extra money to fly with another airline

9 hours of delay!! Was not able to check my luggage that I paid for!!!

It was delayed 9 hours for operational reasons, despite the plane arriving to the airport on time.

I am very disappointed with Frontier Airlines. They cancelled our flight because they couldn't find a crew member, and then didn't get us to our connecting flight. We had to cancel our whole vacation. We were promised flight and hotel vouchers, but they never sent them.

9hrs delay and didn’t provided anything until after flight landed $75 voucher for fiuture travel no meals or anything.

It was ridiculously hard to check in for the flight, and Frontier charged us a LOT of money to have a carry on suitcase, and then told everyone we could not carry on bags and had to check them through at the gate, and didn't refund the extra money we paid to have the suitcase as carry on.

I had a terrible experience with Frontier. I arrived before the 60 minute cut off and was told that Frontier has a two hour window for bags. I was then told the next available flight wasn’t until the end of the day (I had booked a 6am flight). I took a look around and saw other people being told that they could not board their flights or that they had to pay additional fees. I opted to rebook on American Airlines. There’s absolutely no straightforward way to contact Frontier, so this ticket was a complete waste of money. Oh - and the kicker is that the lady lied about the two hour cut off.

Frontier won’t help you at the airport without paying $25. Carry on was $75. Then you get on the plain and every beverage or snack is also a charge. Seats are hard and real packed in. I would never fly them again.

Worst experience I have seen. The flight was cancelled without any reason.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

10/13Sun
1 stop
28h 40mSFO-PPS
10/18Fri
2 stops
23h 53mPPS-SFO
$1,127
8/30Fri
1 stop
35h 40mLAX-PPS
9/8Sun
2 stops
40h 20mPPS-LAX
$1,133
10/13Sun
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
28h 40mSFO-PPS
10/19Sat
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
21h 50mPPS-SFO
$1,136
10/13Sun
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
22h 15mSFO-PPS
10/20Sun
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
21h 50mPPS-SFO
$1,139
10/11Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
41h 00mSFO-PPS
10/20Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
34h 40mPPS-SFO
$1,388
8/30Fri
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
38h 10mLAX-PPS
9/8Sun
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
55h 35mPPS-LAX
$1,500
8/29Thu
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
45h 50mLAX-PPS
9/8Sun
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
43h 10mPPS-LAX
$2,098
10/11Fri
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
45h 50mSFO-PPS
10/19Sat
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
43h 05mPPS-SFO
$2,411
6/13Thu
2 stopsANA
35h 15mLAX-PPS
6/22Sat
3 stopsANA
27h 50mPPS-LAX
$5,180
6/13Thu
2 stopsANA
46h 05mLAX-PPS
6/22Sat
2 stopsANA
44h 25mPPS-LAX
$5,264

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/29Sat
3 stops
53h 40mJFK-PPS
$971
6/30Sun
3 stops
54h 45mJFK-PPS
$1,019
6/29Sat
3 stops
43h 40mJFK-USU
$1,045
6/30Sun
3 stops
52h 50mJFK-USU
$1,079
6/30Sun
3 stops
52h 20mEWR-PPS
$1,135
6/30Sun
3 stops
43h 50mEWR-USU
$1,154
6/30Sun
3 stops
56h 36mLGA-PPS
$1,193
6/30Sun
2 stopsANA
30h 35mEWR-PPS
$1,289
6/29Sat
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
23h 25mJFK-PPS
$2,008
6/29Sat
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
21h 45mJFK-USU
$2,073

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Recent domestic flight deals

9/15Sun
nonstopPhilippines AirAsia
1h 25mMNL-PPS
9/22Sun
nonstopPhilippines AirAsia
1h 20mPPS-MNL
$38
9/6Fri
nonstopPhilippines AirAsia
1h 25mMNL-PPS
9/9Mon
nonstopPhilippines AirAsia
1h 20mPPS-MNL
$39
7/22Mon
nonstop
1h 25mMNL-PPS
7/22Mon
nonstop
1h 30mPPS-MNL
$48
10/10Thu
nonstop
1h 25mMNL-PPS
10/21Mon
nonstop
1h 30mPPS-MNL
$51
7/19Fri
nonstopCebgo
1h 35mCEB-USU
7/22Mon
nonstopCebgo
1h 35mUSU-CEB
$64
7/30Tue
nonstopCebgo
1h 40mCEB-USU
8/1Thu
nonstopCebgo
1h 35mUSU-CEB
$66
7/12Fri
nonstopPhilippine Airlines
1h 25mMNL-PPS
7/15Mon
nonstopPhilippine Airlines
1h 25mPPS-MNL
$69
7/16Tue
nonstopSunlight Air
1h 40mCEB-USU
7/18Thu
nonstopSunlight Air
1h 40mUSU-CEB
$79
6/14Fri
nonstopSunlight Air
1h 40mCEB-USU
6/18Tue
nonstopSunlight Air
1h 40mUSU-CEB
$84
9/14Sat
nonstopPhilippine Airlines
1h 05mMNL-USU
9/17Tue
nonstopPhilippine Airlines
1h 10mUSU-MNL
$87

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