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El Nido to Coron ferry: schedule, fares and ports
El Nido to Coron by fast ferry
Take the fast ferry at midday. Montenegro Shipping Lines leaves El Nido Ferry Terminal at 12:00 and reaches Coron Port three and a half hours later. It does not sail every day: for November 2026 it was on sale on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Jomalia Shipping, which leaves at 12:30, has not been on sale online since 7 October, on its own booking site or elsewhere.
El Nido to Coron travel time and ports
| Usual way | Fast ferry |
|---|---|
| Typical time | About 3½ hours |
| Where it departs | El Nido Ferry Terminal, Buena Suerte |
| Where it arrives | Coron Pier (Jomalia) or Coron Port (Montenegro) |
El Nido Ferry Terminal location
The ferries leave from El Nido Ferry Terminal in Barangay Buena Suerte, in El Nido town itself. That is a different place from the bus and van terminal at Corong-Corong, where you arrive from Puerto Princesa.
Atienza asks passengers to be at the port at least two hours before departure. Jomalia and Montenegro do not publish a check-in time, so for a midday boat, being there by 11:00 is the safe choice.
Coron Pier and Coron Port
The booking listings give the two companies different names at the Coron end. Jomalia arrives at Coron Pier and Montenegro at Coron Port. Both are listed in Barangay Tagumpay, in Coron town proper, about 160 metres apart. Check which one is printed on your ticket.
The midday boats arrive around 15:30 to 16:00, which leaves the rest of the afternoon for checking in. Nothing on this crossing gets you to Coron in time for a day tour.
Jomalia Aircon and Open Air seats
Jomalia sells two seating areas on MV Maica 10, Aircon and Open Air. Its own booking site priced both at ₱3,100, the last fare it showed online, and no Jomalia sailing was on sale online for November 2026.
Buy the ticket before you get to the port. Jomalia sells online at jomaliashipping.com and takes calls on (032) 346 0421 and 0929 658 4445. Montenegro's seats are sold through booking sites.
El Nido to Coron ferry companies: Jomalia, Montenegro, Atienza
Coron is on Busuanga, a separate island north of the Palawan mainland, so the choice is a ferry or a flight.
Jomalia Shipping runs MV Maica 10, leaving Coron at 07:30 and El Nido at 12:30. Its own booking site was selling it most days at the start of October 2026, then took it off sale, and it disappeared from online sale everywhere.
Montenegro Shipping Lines runs a high-speed ferry that leaves earlier each way: 06:00 from Coron and 12:00 from El Nido. For November 2026 it was the only company with seats on sale online, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Atienza Interisland Ferries still lists a daily fastcraft on its website, at ₱2,600 and four hours. Its slower roll-on roll-off on this route, MV June Aster, has been out of service since September 2026, and none of Atienza's sailings were on sale online for November. Call before building a plan around it.
El Nido to Coron ferry schedule 2026
El Nido to Coron
- Montenegro, 12:00: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in November 2026, and nothing on the other days
- Jomalia, 12:30: not bookable online
Coron to El Nido
- Montenegro, 06:00, on the same days
- Jomalia, 07:30, the same
The low season runs to fewer boats, and a date without a sailing simply shows nothing to book. Search your own date before you book the rooms at either end.
El Nido to Coron ferry price
El Nido to Coron by expedition boat: 3 to 5 days
The slow way across is a bangka trip of three to five days through Linapacan and Culion, sleeping in beach huts on the islands between. It is a holiday rather than a transfer, and priced like one: from ₱19,800 a person, against about ₱3,000 for the ferry.
Keelooma runs three days and two nights in either direction, from San Fernando Port in El Nido or from Coron Port. It costs ₱19,800 from 1 November 2026 to 20 May 2027. Meals are included, and two guests share each hut. The ₱400 El Nido eco-tourism fee is not.
Buhay Isla sells three, four and five days at ₱22,900, ₱26,900 and ₱30,900, with all fees included. It closed for August 2026, has open trips in both directions from 26 September, and takes later dates by email.
Big Dream Boatman runs four days and three nights from El Nido to Coron at US$599, from October to July. Guests meet at 09:00 in El Nido town, sail from the San Fernando RoRo port at about 11:00, and reach Coron Port at about 15:00 to 16:00 on day four. Big bags go below deck and stay there, so pack a day bag for the four days, and bring cash for the environmental fee.
Tao Philippines has run this crossing the longest. Its trip is four nights, with a briefing at the Tao office in El Nido at 18:00 the evening before and a 07:30 start. Its website lists the four-night trip at US$650.
None of these boats leaves from El Nido Ferry Terminal. They go from San Fernando, on the north coast of El Nido, and Tao and Big Dream Boatman take their guests there by road from town. The crews also pick each day's islands by the sea and the weather, so the last day's arrival time is an estimate. Leave slack before a flight out of Busuanga.
Coron to El Nido ferry
The boat back leaves Coron early. Montenegro Shipping Lines departs Coron Port at 06:00 and reaches El Nido Ferry Terminal at 09:30, on the same days as its El Nido departure. Jomalia Shipping's 07:30 from Coron Pier is the other boat, but it is not on sale online either.
Coron to El Nido morning departures
The same boats that crossed to Coron the afternoon before come back first thing. Montenegro leaves at 06:00 from Coron Port, Jomalia at 07:30 from Coron Pier, so make sure your tricycle is booked for the pier on your ticket.
Atienza's website lists a 07:00 from Coron, with the same advice to be at the port two hours early. Its Coron office number is 0939 912 6840.
El Nido Ferry Terminal arrival
Arriving at El Nido Ferry Terminal puts you in town, not out at Corong-Corong. If you are staying in El Nido that is the end of the trip. If you are going straight on south, the vans and buses leave from elsewhere.
Coron to El Nido and on to Puerto Princesa
The morning ferries make a same-day run on to Puerto Princesa possible. Montenegro's boat is due at 09:30 and Jomalia's at 11:00, and Cherry Bus leaves El Nido for Puerto Princesa at 11:00 and 21:00, with shared vans through the afternoon.
A boat due at 11:00 does not connect with an 11:00 bus. Book the onward seat for the afternoon, and not before you know which ferry you are on.
El Nido to Coron flight and leaving Coron
The flight. Cebgo, Cebu Pacific's regional airline, flies nonstop from El Nido's Lio airport to Busuanga for Coron in about 40 minutes. These are the old AirSWIFT flights: Cebgo took over every one of them on 1 July 2026, the T6 flight numbers became DG, and they are booked through Cebu Pacific. The September 2026 schedule had five a week, leaving El Nido at about 12:05 to 12:20.
Leaving Coron. Flights from Busuanga that used to go to Manila have left from Clark since 29 March 2026. If your international flight is from Manila, the connection is a two-hour drive rather than a terminal change.
Coming from Puerto Princesa. The road north to El Nido takes five to six hours by bus or van, so the midday ferry to Coron is a next-day plan, not a same-day one.
El Nido to Coron ferry in the low season
The low season is thin on this crossing. Montenegro is the only company with seats on sale online, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in November 2026, with gaps (nothing from El Nido on Sunday 8 or Thursday 12 November). Jomalia's own booking site shows nothing for it, and Atienza had nothing on sale either. On the other days there is no ferry to book, and the Cebgo flight is the other way across.
El Nido to Coron ferry FAQ
Is there a ferry from El Nido to Coron?
Yes. Montenegro Shipping Lines leaves El Nido at 12:00 and takes about three and a half hours, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in November 2026. Jomalia Shipping also timetables a 12:30, but it is not on sale online, so check before you plan around it.
How many hours is the ferry from El Nido to Coron?
About three and a half hours on Jomalia and Montenegro, which are timetabled at 12:30 to 16:00 and 12:00 to 15:30. Atienza lists four hours.
How much is the ferry from El Nido to Coron?
₱3,007 on Montenegro, sold online for November 2026. Jomalia's last fare on its own site was ₱3,100, for either Aircon or Open Air. Atienza's website lists ₱2,600.
Does the El Nido to Coron ferry run every day?
No. For November 2026 Montenegro was selling seats on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and Jomalia was not on sale online. On the other days the Cebgo flight from Lio airport is the way across.
How far ahead can I book the El Nido to Coron ferry?
About five weeks: Montenegro opens its sailings online about five weeks ahead.
What time is the ferry from Coron to El Nido?
Montenegro leaves Coron at 06:00 and Jomalia at 07:30. They reach El Nido at 09:30 and 11:00.
Can you fly from El Nido to Coron?
Yes. Cebgo flies nonstop from El Nido's Lio airport to Busuanga, the airport for Coron, in about 40 minutes. The September 2026 schedule had five flights a week, leaving El Nido at about 12:05 to 12:20. Book it through Cebu Pacific.
Is AirSWIFT still flying from El Nido to Coron?
Not under that name. Cebgo, Cebu Pacific's regional airline, took over every AirSWIFT flight on 1 July 2026, and the T6 flight numbers became DG. The El Nido to Busuanga flight carries on, sold and managed on Cebu Pacific's website and app, and bookings made before the change were honoured.
How much is the El Nido to Coron boat expedition?
From ₱19,800 a person for three days: Keelooma's price from 1 November 2026 to 20 May 2027. Buhay Isla charges ₱22,900 for three days and ₱30,900 for five, fees included. Big Dream Boatman's four days are priced in dollars, at US$599.
Where do the El Nido to Coron expeditions leave from?
From San Fernando on the north coast of El Nido, not from the ferry terminal in town. Tao and Big Dream Boatman meet their guests in El Nido town and take them there by road, and Keelooma lists San Fernando Port. In Coron, the boats come in at Coron Port.
Where does the ferry to Coron leave from in El Nido?
El Nido Ferry Terminal in Barangay Buena Suerte, in town. It is not the Corong-Corong terminal, where the buses and vans from Puerto Princesa stop.
Is the Jomalia or the Montenegro ferry better?
Jomalia gives you a later start from Coron, 07:30 instead of 06:00, and an Open Air deck. The catch in November 2026 is booking it, because it is not on sale online. Montenegro kept selling seats, three days a week.
Passengers on Jomalia between April and August 2026 mostly described sailings on time and clean boats. Several Montenegro passengers in March and May 2026 said the crossing ran an hour or more past the timetable, and one missed a 16:00 connection. The ferry company on the morning you sail, and do not book a tight connection at the other end.
What is the waiting area at El Nido Ferry Terminal like?
Allow time to queue, and keep water with you.
In April and May 2026 passengers described the terminal waiting area as crowded and hot, and one Jomalia passenger was later allowed to wait outside. Staff at the terminal, who can tell you where to wait.
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