There are 5 ways to get from Kuta to Sabah by plane, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DPS - BKI
6h 12mRM 517–1,420Bus, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Kuta to Banyuwangibus
- Take the bus from Banyuwangi to Surabaya Kotabus
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianakferry
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
4d 1hRM 503–633Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane DPS - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
8h 34mRM 758–261,121Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DPS - SDK
10h 15mRM 791–1,650Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane DPS - TWU
7h 55mRM 917–1,385
Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuta to Sabah is to bus and ferry and drive which costs RM 500 - RM 650 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Kuta to Sabah is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs RM 500 - RM 1500.
The distance between Kuta and Sabah is 1639 km.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Kuta to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1204+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Kuta, Bali, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,500
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–1,800
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–1,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,600
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
- Phone
- 081239588546
- Website
- ladjutrans.com
Bus from Kuta to Banyuwangi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 39
- Schedules at
- ladjutrans.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Banyuwangi to Surabaya Kota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 19–75
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 316
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–100
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 80–100
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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