There are 6 ways to get from Kalimantan Timur to Kuching by plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Sepinggan International Airport to Kuching International Airport
best- Fly from Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)BPN - KCH
5h 57mRM 546–814Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Samarinda to Balikpapan
- Take the ferry from Balikpapan to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Kuching
4d 18hRM 271–351Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Samarinda to Kariangau
- Take the car ferry from Kariangau to Penajam
- Drive from Penajam to Kuching
28h 4mRM 803–1,282Fly Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport
- Fly from Kalimaru Airport (BEJ) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)BEJ - KCH
12h 2mRM 504–1,161Fly Sepinggan International Airport to Supadio, bus
- Fly from Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Supadio (PNK)BPN - PNK
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Kuching
9h 38mRM 503–686Fly Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Kuching International Airport
- Fly from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)AAP - KCH
8h 47mRM 614–1,486
Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalimantan Timur to Kuching is to bus and ferry which costs RM 270 - RM 360 and takes 4 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Kalimantan Timur to Kuching is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs RM 500 - RM 850.
The distance between Kalimantan Timur and Kuching is 810 km.
The best way to get from Kalimantan Timur to Kuching without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 18h and costs RM 270 - RM 360.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Kalimantan Timur to Kuching, including transfers.
There are 1048+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia and Kuching, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) twice daily.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sepinggan International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–700
Flights from Sepinggan International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–850
Flights from Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport via Sepinggan International Airport, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,100
Flights from Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,700
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Yogyakarta, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,600
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Juanda International, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sepinggan International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport via Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kalimaru Airport to Kuching International Airport via Sepinggan International Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,300
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sepinggan International Airport to Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–550
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Samarinda to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–50
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Balikpapan to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 95–120
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 95–120
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 85–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 85–110
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Kariangau to Penajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–10
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
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