There are 5 ways to get from Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu by plane, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)LBJ - BKI
7h 26mRM 659–1,084Ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
6d 7hRM 644–710Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)LBJ - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
19h 57mRM 803–2,468Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)LBJ - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
13h 26mRM 911–1,556Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
6d 13hRM 697–757
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu is to ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 600 - RM 750 and takes 6 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs RM 650 - RM 1100.
The distance between Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) and Kota Kinabalu is 1665 km.
The best way to get from Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 6 days 13h and costs RM 650 - RM 800.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1311+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo Airport (LBJ), Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,100
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Lombok, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,700
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Komodo Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Komodo Airport to Brunei International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Brunei International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Brunei International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 318
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–80
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 65–80
Ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–100
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 80–100
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
Ferry from Makassar to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–95
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 75–95
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