There are 4 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 Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LBJ - SDK
11h 28mRM 607–1,172Ferry, 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 576–675Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBJ - BKI
7h 15mRM 600–1,600Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LBJ - TWU
9h 52mRM 804–2,790
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 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 15m and costs RM 600 - RM 1600.
The distance between Labuan Bajo and Sabah is 1625 km.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Labuan Bajo to Sabah, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 15m and has one stopover.
AirAsia offers flights from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Wings Air, and two other airlines fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Lombok, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–850
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,800
Flights from Komodo Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,800
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 750–2,800
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 311
- 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 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 75–90
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 75–90
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
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