There are 6 ways to get from Batam to Sabah by plane or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BTH - BKI
5h 15mRM 341–1,225Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 17mRM 471–1,490Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
6h 53mRM 355–1,155Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
6h 45mRM 429–915Ferry to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merahferry
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
6h 25mRM 441–1,153Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JHB - TWU
7h 27mRM 529–1,280
Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to ferry and fly which costs RM 420 - RM 950 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs RM 340 - RM 1300.
The distance between Batam and Sabah is 1444 km.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Batam to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Batam. It is currently 2:03 AM in Batam and 3:03 AM in Sabah.
There are 1124+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Batam, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–1,300
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,400
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,500
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Penang, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,600
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,100
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,200
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–650
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
Ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +65 6278 9688
- rsv@majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Website
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–150
- Schedules at
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Phone
- +65 6270 2228
- reservations@batamfast.com
- Website
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–140
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
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