How to get fromAmbon to Sabahby plane, ferry, taxi, car ferry, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Ambon to Sabah by plane, ferry, taxi, car ferry, or bus

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Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
best
1. Fly from Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane AMQ - TRK
2. Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
11h 15m
RM 1,575–262,542
Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Ambon to Wanciferry
2. Take the ferry from Wanci to Kendariferry
3. Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
4. Take the car ferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
5. Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
6. Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalubus
3d 17h
RM 439–265,281
Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus via Baubau
1. Take the ferry from Ambon to Baubauferry
2. Take the ferry from Bau-Bau to Kendariferry
3. Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
4. Take the car ferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
5. Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
6. Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalubus
3d 15h
RM 449–265,283
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Fly from Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AMQ - BKI
10h 3m
RM 727–2,532
Fly to Tawau Airport
1. Fly from Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AMQ - TWU
12h 40m
RM 977–3,497

Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights

21Weekly Planes

7h 18mAverage Duration

RM 1,405Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Ambon to Sabah.

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Distance: 1,577.3 km
Duration: 11h 15m

What companies run services between Ambon, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?

Citilink Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.

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Kota Kinabalu(opens in a new window), Malaysia(opens in a new window)

Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Tuaran districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725. The 2020 Census revealed an increase in the municipal population to 500,421, while the wider area including the Penampang and Putatan districts had a population of 731,406.

Things to do in Kota Kinabalu

Sabah Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Sabah Museum (Malay: Muzium Sabah) is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 ha of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital. The complex contains not only the museum proper, but also an ethnobotanic garden, a zoo and a heritage village. The main building also houses the Sabah art gallery. Other galleries cover Islamic civilisation, archaeology and history, natural History, and ceramics and Brassware. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, conserve and document ethnographic, archaeological, historical, numismatic, art-historical, botanical, zoological and mineralogical collections from throughout the state, and to conduct research on important and interesting aspects of Sabah's history, culture, and social and natural history.

Manukan Island(Opens in a new window)

Manukan Island (Malay: Pulau Manukan) is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia's first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat.

The Green Connection(Opens in a new window)

The Green Connection is an aquarium and science discovery centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The Green Connection opened in May 2010 and is located just outside down-town Kota Kinabalu in the North west corner of the island of Borneo.

Atkinson Clock Tower(Opens in a new window)

The Atkinson Clock Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.

Places to stay in Kota Kinabalu

Marina Court Luxury Penthouse(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Hilton Kota Kinabalu(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

The Magellan Sutera Resort(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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