There are 3 ways to get from Labuan Bajo to Makassar by plane, car ferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)LBJ - UPG
3h 35mRp 2,001,439–3,029,090Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to MakassarKM Wilis
33hRp 260,000–320,000Car ferry, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Bira
- Take the taxi from Bira to Makassar
15h 54mRp 891,543–1,207,000
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Makassar is to ferry which costs Rp260000 - Rp320000 and takes 33h.
The fastest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Makassar is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp3100000.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Labuan Bajo Port and arriving at Makassar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 33h.
The distance between Labuan Bajo and Makassar is 400 km.
The best way to get from Labuan Bajo to Makassar without a car is to car ferry and taxi which takes 15h 54m and costs Rp850000 - Rp1300000.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Labuan Bajo to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 351+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo, Indonesia and Makassar, Indonesia?
Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia, and three other airlines fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Pelni operates a ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar once daily. Tickets cost Rp 260,000–320,000 and the journey takes 33h.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,100,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,100,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–8,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–8,000,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–7,500,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–4,300,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Bira
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 41,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- 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
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–1,100,000
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