There are 5 ways to get from Labuan Bajo to Sabah 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)plane LBJ - BKI
9h 40mRM 700–2,200Ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassarferry
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Surabayaferry
- 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
6d 7hRM 570–676Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LBJ - SDK
14h 18mRM 842–2,279Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LBJ - TWU
9h 52mRM 879–3,044Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane LBJ - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
25h 16mRM 1,072–261,798
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Sabah is to ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 550 - RM 700 and takes 6 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Sabah is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs RM 700 - RM 2200.
The distance between Labuan Bajo and Sabah is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h 40m and has one stopover.
Indonesia AirAsia, Batik Air, AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair offer flights from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1212+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,100
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Lombok, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,100
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,800
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,100
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Lombok, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–1,800
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 313
- 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
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- 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 55–70
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 55–70
Ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–90
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 70–90
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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