There are 5 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 483–678Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- 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 279–710Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
5h 39mRM 357–1,258Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 29mRM 393–1,293Ferry 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 12mRM 350–800
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 750 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs RM 350 - RM 1300.
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 1:26 PM in Batam and 2:26 PM in Sabah.
There are 1265+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sibu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Miri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–550
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–550
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–550
- 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 310–1,100
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- 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
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,600
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,700
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–650
- 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 320–600
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 125–140
- 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 115–125
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
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