August 9th, 2010 
Arelle V. White 
How to go from Manila to El Nido
There are several ways to go from Manila to El Nido
El Nido Small Lagoon
1. Direct Flight.
There is a local carrier that flights from Manila to El Nido such as SEA Air – Southeast Asian Arlines and ITI – Island Transvoyager.
ITI Island Transvoyager El Nido
ITI Ten Knots Airport in El Nido
If you are arriving from Abroad, first book a flight that will bring you to Manila. We have Philippine Airlines as a national carrier and has its own airport called Centennial also called NAIA 2 or Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.
Another Airport is the NAIA 1 or the old Manila International Airport where all other cariers land like Cathay Pacific, Northwest Airlines, Delta Air, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Air, Qatar Air and the likes.
Sea Air and ITI has 2 different airports. Sea Air is using the Old Domestic Airport while ITI has its own private Airport lounge. So take note of this things in booking your flights especially if it’s connecting.
The domestic airport is 10-30 minutes away from the International Airports depending on traffic.
Airfare is about P 6,700 per person on both Sea Air and ITI. Travel time is 60 minutes. Both land on the same airport in El Nido owned by Ten Knots.
2. Via Puerto Princesa- There are several airlines serving Manila to Puerto Princesa such as Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Zest Air and maybe more. It’s a 1 hr and 15 minutes flight.
Puerto Princesa is the capital of Palawan and is 5 hours away by car/van to El Nido.
Airfare can be somewhere P1,500 to P3,000 one way depending on how early you book.
I highly recommend you to stay in a resort/inn or hotel in Puerto Princesa and visit Honda Bay and the Underground River before you proceed to El Nido. This is what we did, we flew to Puerto Princesa and stayed 2 nights to and travelled to El Nido and flew out from there back to Manila.
You can rent a private Van from Puerto Princesa to El Nido, cost is somewhere from P 8,000 to P12,000 depending on how newer the van you would like.
You can also take a shared Van via the Terminal in San Jose or maybe ask from the booths at the airport of they have a shared van waiting to be filled. It is usually P 600-700 per person, and you will be riding with 10 -12 other people on it.
The road is more than half way cemeneter and the rest (towards El Nido) is rough. Be reminded that there are no banks in El Nido so make sure you have enough cash for the activities you will do, food and accomodations.
3. Via Boat from Coron or another part of Palawan offering this. I have not personally tried this, but they say its about P 2,500 per person on an 8 hrs boat ride from Coron to El Nido.
4. Via Safari Adventures. There are groups offering Yacht or Banka Safari Boats travelling from different islands in the Philippines and makes a stop in El Nido.
For your El Nido Travel Needs, contact Wowislands Travel and Tours, look for Richie Delfin, her email is
wowislands@gmail.com or contact 0920-5518626 or visit http://elnidoland.com
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