There are 4 ways to get from Manado to Baubau by plane, car, ferry, or car ferry
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 Baubau Betoambari Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Baubau Betoambari Airport (BUW)MDC - BUW
5h 43mRp 2,239,944–5,066,207Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Manado to Bitung
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Sorong
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Baubau
3d 12hRp 870,971–1,106,958Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manado to Torobulu
- Take the car ferry from Torobulu to Tampo
- Drive from Tampo to Waara
- Take the car ferry from Waara to Baubau
30h 18mRp 3,360,213–4,895,975Fly to Haluoleo Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Haluoleo Airport (KDI)MDC - KDI
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
14h 58mRp 2,550,944–3,155,207
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Baubau Betoambari Airport (BUW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Baubau is to drive and ferry which costs Rp850000 - Rp1200000 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Baubau is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs Rp2200000 - Rp5500000.
The distance between Manado and Baubau is 846 km.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Manado to Baubau, including transfers.
There are nine+ hotels available in Baubau.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Baubau, Indonesia?
Lion Mentari Airlines, Wings Air, and PT. Sriwijaya Air fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Baubau Betoambari Airport (BUW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–8,500,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Ternate, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–9,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Baubau Betoambari Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–4,900,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Baubau Betoambari Airport via Ternate, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–11,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–8,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Sorong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 330,000–410,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 330,000–410,000
Ferry from Sorong to Baubau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 440,000–550,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 440,000–550,000
Ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–230,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 180,000–230,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Torobulu to Tampo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 30,000–42,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Adult Passenger
- Rp 31,000
- Sedan Car
- Rp 396,000
Car ferry from Waara to Baubau
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,000–40,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Adult Passenger
- Rp 9,000
- Sedan Car
- Rp 105,001
- Phone
- +62 21 6385 4130
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- pelni.co.id
Ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 89,500
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
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