Every Palawan transfer starts with the right car or van for your group and your bags. Tell us how many are travelling and we'll match the vehicle — and quote the whole trip at a fixed, all-in price. Palawan being Palawan, a good many of those trips carry on by water, so the bangka side of the day is on this page too.
From solo airport runs to a 12-seat island convoy, we match the vehicle to your group — reliable, air-conditioned Toyotas our drivers keep spotless, with cold air waiting when you climb in off the beach.
Big groupsThe workhorse of Palawan transfers - a roomy, air-conditioned van with space for the whole crew and a stack of luggage.
Best for: Families, friend groups & airport runs with lots of bags
Quote the Toyota HiAce Commuter
Premium comfortA premium captain-chair van with extra legroom and a quieter ride - the comfortable choice for longer mainland drives.
Best for: Comfort-first trips, longer drives & small groups
Quote the Toyota HiAce Super Grandia
Solo & couplesA nimble, economical sedan that is perfect for solo travellers and couples getting from A to B without the van-sized price.
Best for: Solo travellers, couples & short transfers
Quote the Toyota ViosNot sure which you need? Tell us the group size and we'll recommend the right one.
Photos show the vehicle models we book and are representative; your assigned vehicle may vary with availability.
Half of Palawan is reached by water, so a lot of trips are part road and part boat. We don't own boats: on an island day the bangka is chartered through the licensed local operators at that wharf, and we quote it together with the transfer either side so it is one arrangement rather than two.
Out of Puerto PrincesaDepartures use Sta. Lourdes wharf, north of the city centre, so a Honda Bay day begins and ends with a road transfer unless you are already staying nearby. The boat itself is handled by licensed local operators at the wharf — we can put the vehicle and the bangka into one quote.
Best for: A first island day from a Puerto Princesa base
Out of El NidoThe lettered day tours are organised by the local boat operators, each covering a different group of islands, lagoons and beaches in Bacuit Bay. We charter through licensed Bacuit Bay operators, so the tour and any road transfers either side can sit in one quote.
Best for: The classic El Nido island-hopping day
Out of Port BartonThe village sits on Pagdanan Bay, with a scatter of small islands and coral reefs offshore that are visited on boat day trips out of the village. We arrange those charters through licensed local operators, alongside the long road leg that gets you there.
Best for: A quieter island day on the west coast
Not every water trip works that way, and it is worth knowing which before you plan the day. For the Underground River the boat runs from Sabang wharf along the coast to the cave entrance, and the part we quote is the private return transfer from Puerto Princesa to Sabang. At San Vicente and Long Beach the boat trips out to the municipality's own islands are arranged locally at the coast; what we quote is the road and airport side that gets you there.
Tell us the base you are staying at and which bay you want to see, and we will come back with the road and boat side priced as one day.
A couple with two cabin bags is a sedan; a family of five with beach gear is a van. If you are unsure, send us the group size and luggage and we will recommend the smallest vehicle that fits comfortably — no one pays for seats they don't need.
The vehicle is sized around the whole load, not the head count alone, so send the real bag count with the group size: where the luggage is what one vehicle cannot comfortably take we go up a class, or run more than one vehicle kept together on a single booking, rather than finding out at the kerb.
Bigger than one van? The largest vehicle we publish seats up to 12, so a larger party travels in two or more vehicles kept together on a single quote — send the real head count and we will size it before the day.
Free, no obligation, and no payment to ask. If a leg does not make sense on your dates, we will say so rather than sell it to you.