Coron Airport Guide: How to Get to Coron and Transfer to Coron Town
Flying is the quickest way for most travellers to reach Coron, but one detail causes confusion before many trips even begin: Coron Airport is not actually in Coron Town. The airport serving Coron is Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), on Busuanga Island, roughly a 30–45 minute road journey from town.
Also called: Coron Airport / Coron Busuanga Airport
Island: Busuanga
Province: Palawan
Distance to Coron Town: ~20–25 km, 30–45 minutes
Status: primarily a domestic gateway
Routes and schedules change — always search your exact travel dates
For the morning after you land · ★ 4.93 / 5 · 799 reviews
Book This for Your First Full Morning, Not Arrival Day
Coron's boats leave at 7:30 AM. That is the single reason arrival day is for Mount Tapyas and not for island hopping — and the reason the tour below belongs on day two.
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Coron: Private Boat Hire with Guided Tour and Lunch on Beach
Meet your guide and crew at Lualhati Park beside the "I AM CORON" sign at 7:30 AM — a ten-minute walk or short tricycle ride from most Coron Town hotels, which is exactly why arriving the day before matters. Choose from seven destinations including Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon and Barracuda Lake, on a boat reserved for your group alone, with lunch cooked fresh on a beach. Your guide contacts you by WhatsApp that morning, so a working local number or hotel Wi-Fi is worth sorting on arrival evening.
8 hours
Lualhati Park, 7:30 AM
Private — your group only
Free cancellation (24 hrs)
Reserve now, pay later
Why free cancellation matters on an arrival-linked booking: flights into Busuanga are weather-sensitive and the sea can close the island tours independently of the airport. Booking day two with free cancellation up to 24 hours before means a delayed flight costs you nothing. Entrance fees are paid separately in cash on the day — Kayangan ₱300, Barracuda ₱250, Twin Lagoon ₱200.
3 practical options
How to Get from Coron Airport to Coron Town
A shared van, a private transfer, or one your hotel arranges. For the majority of travellers, the shared van is perfectly adequate.
1. Shared van from Coron Airport to Coron Town
A shared minivan transfer is usually the simplest and cheapest way to reach Coron Town. It is ideal for solo travellers, couples, budget travellers and anyone staying in Coron Town.
2. Private transfer from Coron Airport
A private airport transfer gives you your own vehicle rather than sharing with other passengers. Consider one if you're travelling as a family, in a group, with lots of luggage, staying outside Coron Town, or if you want the simplest possible arrival.
3. Hotel-arranged transfer
Can your Coron hotel arrange an airport transfer? Often, yes. Provide your arrival date, airline, flight number, arrival time and number of passengers.
Comparison of shared van, private van and hotel transfers from Coron airport
Transfer
Best For
Main Advantage
Main Disadvantage
Shared van
Solo travellers & couples
Cheapest
Multiple hotel stops
Private van
Families & groups
Direct and convenient
Higher total price
Hotel transfer
Remote resorts
Simplest logistics
May cost more
Which one suits you follows directly from where you have booked a bed — see our guide to where to stay in Coron before you lock in a transfer.
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Once the transfer is behind you, this is what the island holds: Kayangan Lake and Twin Lagoon on Coron Island, the outer-island beaches at Malcapuya and Banana Island, the WWII wrecks of Coron Bay, and the two arrival-afternoon classics that need no boat — Mount Tapyas and Maquinit Hot Springs.
When the transfer has a boat in it
Airport Transfer to a Private Island Resort
If you're staying at a secluded or private island resort, your journey may involve more legs than you expect.
The full chain
Airport → road transfer → resort pier → boat transfer → hotel. Each handover is a place a delayed flight can cost you the connection, and the last leg usually runs to a fixed schedule rather than to your arrival time.
Four questions to ask the resort
Where will you be collected? Is the boat transfer included? Is there a fixed transfer schedule? And what happens if your flight is delayed? Get all four answered in writing before you fly.
Booking, timing and the right airport code
Flights to Coron and Arrival-Day Planning
Search on the code, not the city name — and treat the day you land as a half day.
Flights to Coron
When searching for flights, use Destination: USU — Coron (Busuanga). Routes and schedules can change, so always search your exact travel dates.
How early should you arrive at Coron Airport?
Follow your airline's stated check-in requirements. As a practical rule, do not plan to arrive at the last minute.
Should you book an island tour on arrival day?
Usually, no. Most full-day Coron island-hopping tours leave in the morning. Use your first afternoon for checking in, exploring Coron Town, climbing Mount Tapyas, visiting Maquinit Hot Springs or relaxing by your hotel pool.
If you've pre-booked a transfer, provide your flight number so the driver can track it. For remote island resorts, delays matter more — you may miss a scheduled boat connection entirely.
Is Coron Airport international?
Francisco B. Reyes Airport primarily functions as a domestic gateway. International visitors normally connect through another Philippine airport.
Two bookings people genuinely get wrong
Coron Airport vs Puerto Princesa and El Nido
Palawan has several airports and only one of them is Coron's. The other two cost you a day each if you guess.
Coron Airport vs Puerto Princesa Airport
Do not accidentally book Puerto Princesa (PPS) if your main destination is Coron. For Coron itself, the correct airport code is USU.
Coron Airport vs El Nido Airport
If you're visiting both Coron and El Nido, consider an open-jaw itinerary such as fly to Coron → ferry to El Nido → fly out of El Nido, or the reverse. Booking a return into the same airport usually means repeating the ferry crossing for no reason.
Eight things to get right before you fly
Coron Airport Travel Tips
None of these are difficult. All of them are easier to do at home than at the arrivals door.
Search using airport code USU
Pre-book your transfer
Give the transfer company your flight number
Check your hotel's exact location
Don't confuse Coron Town with Coron Island
Keep arrival day flexible
Check baggage rules
Recheck flight schedules before your trip
The whole arrival in five steps
The Easiest Way to Get to Coron
For most first-time visitors, the route from booking screen to first boat looks exactly like this.
Book a flight to USU
Francisco B. Reyes / Busuanga Airport — not Puerto Princesa, and not El Nido.
Pre-book a shared airport van
Cheapest and perfectly adequate for most arrivals. Give them your flight number.
Travel 30–45 minutes to town
Roughly 20–25 km of road, with stops at other passengers' hotels on a shared van.
Stay in or near Coron Town
Where the restaurants, dive centres, tour agencies and boat departures are.
Start island hopping next morning
Boats leave around 7:30 AM. Arrival afternoon is for Mount Tapyas and the hot springs.
Book these for day two, not day one
What to Book for the Morning After You Land
Both leave Coron Town early. Ratings checked on GetYourGuide 2 September 2026.
Coron: Private Boat Hire with Guided Tour and Lunch on Beach
★★★★★4.93(799 reviews)
Meets at Lualhati Park at 7:30 AM, so it wants you already in town the night before — the reason arrival day belongs to the transfer. Choose from seven destinations including Kayangan Lake. Priced per group, so it gets cheaper the more of you arrive together.
Coron: Barracuda Lake, Skeleton Wreck & Twin Lagoon
★★★★☆4.42(275 reviews)
The lower-effort option after a travel day: hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so nobody has to find the pier at dawn. Gear, life jackets and a buffet lunch are in the price too. Kayangan Lake is not on this itinerary.
Airport names, distances, transfers, pre-booking and whether there's a ferry involved.
Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), commonly called Busuanga Airport. You may also see it listed as Coron Airport or Coron Busuanga Airport.
Yes. If your ticket says USU — Busuanga / Coron, you are flying to the correct place.
Roughly 20–25 km depending on your exact hotel, normally around 30–45 minutes by van.
The easiest option is a shared airport van. The three practical options are a shared minivan, a private transfer, and a hotel-arranged transfer.
It isn't always essential, but pre-booking is recommended — and if you do pre-book, give the transfer company your flight number so they can track delays.
Usually not. Most tourists are better staying around Coron Town, where the restaurants, dive centres, tour agencies and boat departure points are.
No ferry is necessary. Both are on Busuanga Island, connected by road.
Usually no. Most full-day Coron island-hopping tours leave in the morning. Use your first afternoon for checking in, exploring Coron Town, climbing Mount Tapyas, visiting Maquinit Hot Springs or relaxing by your hotel pool, and start the boat days the following morning.
Keep reading
More Coron Guides
Where to sleep, and what to do with the days you've flown all this way for.
The transfer eats your arrival afternoon and Coron's boats leave at 7:30 AM, so the useful thing to lock in before you fly is the first full day — not the day you land. Book it with free cancellation and a delayed flight costs you nothing.
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