There are 5 ways to get from Kuching to Tarakan by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly Kuching International Airport to Juwata International Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane KCH - TRK
12h 23mRp 2,062,558–7,692,842Fly Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KCH - SDK
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
15h 26mRp 1,939,318–1,102,828,602Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kuching to Bintulubus
- Take the bus from Sarawak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminal to Limbangbus
- Take the bus from Limbang to KK Sentralbus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
46h 11mFly Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KCH - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
13h 13mRp 1,945,960–1,102,320,244Bus to Supadio, fly to Juwata International Airport
- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianakbus
- Fly from Supadio (PNK) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PNK - TRK
13h 19mRp 3,203,543–6,014,005
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Tarakan is to fly and Minibus and ferry which costs Rp1900000 - Rp1100000000 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Tarakan is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Kuching and Tarakan is 841 km.
The best way to get from Kuching to Tarakan without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 46h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Kuching to Tarakan, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Tarakan.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Tarakan, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Citilink Indonesia, and five other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sibu, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Miri, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Miri, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sibu, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–9,000,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–8,000,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–9,000,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–8,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–12,000,000
Flights from Supadio to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–5,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–2,100,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–2,200,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Supadio to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Senai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- +6082 - 462200
- eva.express@yahoo.com
- Website
- evaexpress.net
Bus from Kuching to Bintulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 345,703
- Website
- https://evaexpress.net/#
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarawak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminal to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 291,557
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 624,764
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 145,779
Bus from Semporna to Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 116,623
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 195,760
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 150,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 583,113
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