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Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus Destination Reviews
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Sabrina SVery disappointing experience overall.
There were many unplanned stops along the way—some for photos, some official breaks, and some without any clear reason. The main issue was the complete lack of communication, which made the already long journey even more frustrating.
The van was also clearly overloaded. We were told in advance there would be 5 passengers, but in reality there were 12 plus the driver, despite only 11 seats being available.
Although we paid for extra seats for our luggage as requested beforehand, the driver initially tried to squeeze the bags into the back, risking damage. Only after discussing with the manager was the luggage placed on seats—forcing other passengers to hold it on their laps.
Additionally, scheduled timeslots do not seem to be respected. Other passengers told us they were supposed to leave two hours earlier but had to wait for us. While this didn’t negatively affect us, it was clearly frustrating for them.
Most concerning: there were no seatbelts or proper handholds, and the driving felt fast and unsafe.
Overall, poorly organized and not recommended.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Shared van, Lexxus Shuttle, Mar 29, 2026
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Layza JThis transportation is a total rip-off! They don't pick you up at the airport. I had to walk 7 minutes with my backpack and suitcase. They make it seem like they're taking you straight to El Nido, saying it's a 4 hour and 30 minute trip, but they make several stops with people getting on and off along the way. There were even people sitting on laps. It's a small and very cramped van, there's barely any legroom. With all the people getting on and off, they keep opening the luggage compartment, they dropped my suitcase 3 times and it broke in one of those falls. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. THIS IS A MESS.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Shared van, Lexxus Shuttle, Mar 29, 2026
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Ariane L30 minutes late, then 1:30h to do shopping for a really unfriendly old lady from the van before leaving puerto princessa. So arrive almost 1:30h late in El nido
But hopefully the van had air conditioning
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Shared van, Lexxus Shuttle, Mar 22, 2026
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Mike VPlus: van left 30min before schedule
Plus: i made it alive to El Nido, stops were allright (2x 5min, 1x 30min)
Min: we were picking up local people, i was sitting at the back and there are 3 seats, but we had to sit with 4 for 3 hours which was really the most uncomfortable ever, it really hurt my back. So thats the 2 star
Min: duration was 6,5 hours with stops (17:00-23:30) i am fine but don’t think you can make it in 5h (so don’t advertise with it)
Min: temp went from okay to freezing (bring something)
Sitting at the back with 4 was most unpleasant ever, rest was ok. Probably all vans are the same
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Van, Fortwally Travel and Tours (Fortwally Transport Service / Fortwally Travel and Tours), Mar 18, 2026
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Clemens Bumpy ride. And imo bad driving style with a lot of unnecessary breaking and accelerating.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Van, Fortwally Travel and Tours (Fortwally Transport Service / Fortwally Travel and Tours), Mar 18, 2026
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Marloes KVery happy that they could pick us up from the hotel, but it felt like it was a livestock transport of tourists combined with a pick up point for locals..
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Van, Fortwally Travel and Tours (Fortwally Transport Service / Fortwally Travel and Tours), Mar 15, 2026
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Ella HThe transfer left an hour late and stopped many times. Little communication from the driver and arrived almost 2 hours later than advertised.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Shared van, Palajuanders Travel and Tours, Mar 11, 2026
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Eveliina LShit information. They told us they will pick us up from the airport but we had to walk to their office. Nobody told us this before and some airport guy told us when we asked him. In the office we had to wait a lot and started our trip late. The trip took around 5 hours but we had to stay in the car over 6 hours.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Van, Fortwally Travel and Tours (Fortwally Transport Service / Fortwally Travel and Tours), Mar 4, 2026
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Josef Tall on time
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Van, Fortwally Travel and Tours (Fortwally Transport Service / Fortwally Travel and Tours), Mar 4, 2026
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Nicolas ADriver wasn't very friendly. He picked up my cousin and I along with another couple from the airport. He was on time and was waiting for at least one other person for about 15-20 minutes past the designated 5:30 pickup time. Then, he brought us to a nearby location where we were told to transfer to another van, which had people in it already. I'm guessing they just wanted to consolidate, which is fine but he should've at least told us that was the plan.
We were almost at maximum capacity when we left that second spot...but then we picked up one more person, who sat in the passenger side of the front. Then we went to the gas station to fill up. Why wasn't the van already full of gas?
We probably didn't get on the road until about 6:15pm. Even though he was on time as far as picking us up at the airport goes, we were still late in leaving Puerto Princesa.
I'll give the driver credit for driving FAST, especially since it was very dark. It felt like we were riding in a roller coaster!
We stopped at a restaurant as the halfway point for about 15 minutes.
We finally got to our destination but the driver didn't say much as far as info goes.
More than anything, the driver should've been more informative and friendly.
Puerto Princesa to El Nido Cherry Bus, Van Shared van, JCalbert, Mar 3, 2026
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