There are 5 ways to get from Labuan Bajo to Sabah by plane, ferry, bus, 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 Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBJ - BKI
7h 30mRM 600–950Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane LBJ - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
13h 56mRM 554–261,296Ferry, bus, drive
- 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 579–678Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LBJ - SDK
11h 23mRM 603–1,129Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LBJ - TWU
10h 52mRM 799–2,549
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 7h 30m and costs RM 600 - RM 950.
The distance between Labuan Bajo and Sabah is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 7h 30m 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 7h 30m and has one stopover.
Scoot Tigerair and AirAsia offer flights from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–850
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,800
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–950
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 600–950
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Lombok, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–950
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,900
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,800
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,900
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 308
- 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 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.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 60–75
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 60–75
Ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–95
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 75–95
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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