There are 3 ways to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo by plane, taxi, ferry, car, 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
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)MDC - LBJ
5h 37mRp 2,405,943–6,125,206Taxi, ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Manado to Bitung
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Balikpapan
- Take the ferry from Balikpapan to Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
4d 7hRp 1,185,760–1,440,444Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manado to Bira
- Take the car ferry from Bira to Labuan Bajo Port
38h 21mRp 3,236,558–4,725,807
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo is to taxi and ferry which costs Rp1100000 - Rp1500000 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs Rp2400000 - Rp6500000.
The distance between Manado and Labuan Bajo is 1263 km.
The best way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 4 days 7h and costs Rp1100000 - Rp1500000.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo, including transfers.
There are 238+ hotels available in Labuan Bajo.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Labuan Bajo, Indonesia?
Citilink Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, and four other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–6,500,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–5,500,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–6,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–9,500,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–6,500,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 410,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 410,000–500,000
Ferry from Balikpapan to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 270,000–330,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 270,000–330,000
Ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
- 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
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bira to Labuan Bajo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 41,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 240,000–290,000
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Blue Bird
- Phone
- +62 431 861234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
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