Puerto Princesa Buliluyan Port, Bataraza (for Balabac)
Balabac is the one place we publish where the transfer is the trip. There is no road to the island group and no drive-on connection, so getting there is a long private run down the whole southern mainland to Buliluyan Port in Bataraza, and then a sea crossing you have to be at the port in time for. Everything about this leg is timing, and the road half is the part of it you can actually pin down in advance — so it is worth having fixed, priced and in writing before you fly into Puerto Princesa.
We publish route guidance, not generic fares or timings. Your quote is based on the actual date, pickup, accommodation, passenger count, luggage and vehicle needed.
No. Balabac is an island group off the southern tip of Palawan with no road connection to the mainland. The road ends at Buliluyan Port in the municipality of Bataraza, and the last leg is by boat. What we quote is the road half — the long private transfer from Puerto Princesa south to that port, and the return.
We do not publish a journey time. It is the longest road transfer we run, right down the mainland from Puerto Princesa in the middle of the island to Bataraza on its southernmost tip, and the real figure moves with road works, weather and your own stops. You get a departure time worked back from your booked crossing instead of an estimate we cannot stand behind.
That is the normal case, and it is why this transfer is planned backwards. Tell us the crossing you are booked on and we set the pickup to match, including early starts out of Puerto Princesa. If the timing would mean an unreasonable night drive, we would rather quote you a southern Palawan overnight split.
Yes. A southern Palawan overnight split is a normal way to book this leg, especially with children or a lot of gear. It is quoted as one itinerary with the vehicle held for your group, not as two separate transfers.
Anything specific to your dates, group or pickup point is answered on the quote — that is where the actual vehicle, timing and fixed all-in price come from.
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.