There are 7 ways to get from Labuan Bajo to Sumatra by plane, ferry, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)LBJ - PLM
4h 35mRp 2,600,000–3,500,000Ferry, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Tanjung Priok
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
4d 11hRp 785,799–1,497,882Ferry, train, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Take the train from Surabaya Pasar Turi to Jakarta Gambir
- Take the bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
3d 9hRp 1,011,299–1,787,882Fly to Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)LBJ - DJB
4h 40mRp 2,800,000–8,000,000Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)LBJ - PKU
6h 35mRp 2,400,000–4,800,000Fly to Silangit Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Silangit Airport (DTB)LBJ - DTB
15h 15mRp 3,200,000–10,000,000Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Labuan Bajo Port to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Take the bus from Surabaya Kota to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Take the busferry from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Bandar Lampung
3d 15hRp 870,299–1,791,882
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Sumatra is to ferry and bus and car ferry which costs Rp750000 - Rp1500000 and takes 4 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Labuan Bajo to Sumatra is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs Rp2600000 - Rp3500000.
The distance between Labuan Bajo and Sumatra is 1791 km.
The best way to get from Labuan Bajo to Sumatra without a car is to ferry and train and bus and car ferry which takes 3 days 9h and costs Rp1000000 - Rp1800000.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Komodo Airport Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 50m and has one stopover.
Sumatra is 1h behind Labuan Bajo. It is currently 3:05 PM in Labuan Bajo and 2:05 PM in Sumatra.
Indonesia AirAsia, Super Air Jet, Garuda Indonesia and Batik Air offer flights from Komodo Airport Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport.
What companies run services between Labuan Bajo, Indonesia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, and two other airlines fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–6,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–6,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Ngurah Rai, Jakarta Halim Perdana Kusuma
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–6,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–7,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–7,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–8,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–8,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Silangit Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–11,000,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Silangit Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–10,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–9,500,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–7,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–3,300,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–17,000,000
Train from Surabaya Pasar Turi to Jakarta Gambir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Business
- Rp 490,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 700,000–1,100,000
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 13,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 34,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Bus from Surabaya Kota to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–800,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Busferry from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Bandar Lampung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 55,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
Bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 75,000
- Schedules at
- traveloka.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
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
Ferry from Makassar to Surabaya
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–400,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 320,000–400,000
Ferry from Makassar to Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 460,000–600,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 460,000–600,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 22,701–84,800
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,701
- Express
- Rp 84,800
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