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
6h 11mRM 483–877Ferry 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 255–766Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
5h 39mRM 427–1,557Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 29mRM 523–1,892Ferry 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 278–662Ferry 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 448–927
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 700 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs RM 420 - RM 1600.
The distance between Batam and Sabah is 1445 km.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Batam to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Batam. It is currently 11:12 AM in Batam and 12:12 PM in Sabah.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Batam, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Malindo Airways fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,400
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,800
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,900
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,900
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–490
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sibu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–490
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–490
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–490
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–490
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–460
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–460
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–460
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,700
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,200
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,600
- 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 370–1,400
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–650
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–850
- 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
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–950
- 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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