There are 2 ways to get from Kuching to Makassar by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane KCH - UPG
5h 39mRp 1,756,676–4,411,526Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya to Makassarferry
4d 6hRp 957,683–1,212,717
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Makassar is to bus and ferry which costs Rp950000 - Rp1300000 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Makassar is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs Rp1700000 - Rp4500000.
The distance between Kuching and Makassar is 1284 km.
The best way to get from Kuching to Makassar without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs Rp950000 - Rp1300000.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Kuching to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 336+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Makassar, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–6,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–7,000,000
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kuching to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 150,000–220,000
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–400,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 320,000–400,000
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