There are 6 ways to get from Batam to Sabah by plane or ferry
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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
4h 56mRM 493–877Ferry to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merahferry
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
6h 12mRM 255–770Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
6h 19mRM 497–1,957Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 4mRM 573–2,292Ferry 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 278–813Ferry 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 438–1,028
Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to ferry and fly which costs RM 270 - RM 850 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs RM 490 - RM 900.
The distance between Batam and Sabah is 1445 km.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Batam to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Batam. It is currently 2:46 PM in Batam and 3:46 PM in Sabah.
There are 1260+ 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,600
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,900
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,900
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,200
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sibu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–470
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–470
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–470
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,800
- 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 320–1,000
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
- 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 60–140
- 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 100–160
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
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