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Caticlan to El Nido

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Caticlan to El Nido. From €67.99, fastest 6h 9m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Caticlan to El Nido runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €67.99, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 9m over 755 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked 24 September 2026Priced for 12 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €67.99, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026

€67.99

  • 173%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Caticlan

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €187.17Fri25
  2. about €185.99Sat26
  3. about €136.43Sun27
  4. about €123.45Mon28
  5. about €128.17Tue29
  6. about €135.84Wed30
  7. about €105.75Thu1
  8. about €98.08Fri2
  9. about €102.80Sat3
  10. about €100.44Sun4
  11. about €100.44Mon5
  12. about €80.38Tue6
  13. about €102.21Wed7
  14. about €99.26Thu8
  15. about €80.38Fri9
  16. about €101.03Sat10
  17. about €98.08Sun11
  18. about €67.99Mon12
  19. about €80.38Tue13
  20. about €89.23Wed14
  21. about €99.85Thu15

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into El Nido. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in El Nido for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from El Nido Transport Terminal and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Caticlan to El Nido

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €78.6190 days
  2. €68.5860 days
  3. €69.1745 days
  4. €79.7930 days
  5. €99.8521 days
  6. €99.2614 days
  7. €105.757 days
  8. €136.433 days
  9. €187.171 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €68.58.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 173 percent. The dearest point is €187.17, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€187.17€68.58137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Caticlan to El Nido and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

755 km

291 km as the crow flies, 159% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

4,22351,367

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

PhilippinesSouth China SeaCebu CityCebu CityIloilo CityIloilo CitySorsogonSorsogonRoxas CityRoxas CitySan JoseSan JoseCadizCadizDaanbantayanDaanbantayanVictorias CityVictorias CityDanaoDanaoLa CarlotaLa CarlotaTinonganTinonganEstanciaEstanciaMasbateMasbateCarcarCarcarBogoBogoMansalayMansalayCaticlanCaticlanEl NidoEl NidoMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 755 km against 291 km in a straight line, a detour of 159 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Manila. The gap between arriving and leaving is 71 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

The fare from ENI into El Nido is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in El Nido

Settled in advance, so the ride into El Nido costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

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Who runs this route

El Nido is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near El Nido Transport Terminal

Most of the points near El Nido Transport Terminal open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Caticlan to El Nido

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Caticlan to El Nido?

The fastest journey from Caticlan to El Nido takes 6h 9m door to door, of which 1h 55m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Caticlan to El Nido?

The cheapest fare from Caticlan to El Nido is €67.99, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €100.44. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Caticlan to El Nido?

The cheapest way from Caticlan to El Nido is by flight, at €67.99 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Caticlan to El Nido?

Fares from Caticlan to El Nido bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €68.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 173 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Caticlan to El Nido?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Caticlan to El Nido, at €80.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Caticlan to El Nido?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Caticlan to El Nido, at €63.27 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Caticlan to El Nido?

2 operators sell services from Caticlan to El Nido across 1 mode: Air Philippines, Cebgo. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Caticlan to El Nido?

0 percent of the services we sell from Caticlan to El Nido are direct. The rest connect at Manila, with about 71 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Caticlan to El Nido use?

Services from Caticlan to El Nido by flight leave from Godofredo P. Ramos Airport MPH and arrive at El Nido Airport ENI. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Caticlan to El Nido?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Caticlan to El Nido allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Caticlan to El Nido on 24 September 2026: 755 km of route against 291 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €67.99, and 6h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives El Nido a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of El Nido and across Philippines

Day trips that leave El Nido in the morning and cover a good part of Philippines by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Caticlan reaches 21 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 51 to 2,145 km. El Nido reaches 14 places in 5 countries, from 126 to 3,531 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Caticlan

  • 21Places you can leave for
  • 3Countries
  • 7Operators

Arriving in El Nido

Leaving El Nido

  • 14Places you can leave for
  • 5Countries
  • 2Operators

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