There are 2 ways to get from Manado to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)MDC - BKI
7h 34mRM 646–1,956Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Manado to Bitung
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
7d 3hRM 737–823
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Kota Kinabalu is to drive and ferry and bus which costs RM 700 - RM 850 and takes 7 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs RM 600 - RM 2000.
The distance between Manado and Kota Kinabalu is 1121 km.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Manado to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1315+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Indonesia AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,700
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 319
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 160–210
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 160–210
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 85–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 85–110
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