There are 3 ways to get from Mataking Island to Tawau by unknown, bus, plane, or train
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Travel, Minibus
best- Walk from Mataking Island to Sempornaunknown
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus
2h 16mTravel, bus, fly
- Walk from Mataking Island to Sempornaunknown
- Take the bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lawas Airportplane
- Fly from Lawas Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airportplane
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BKI - TWU
18h 14mTravel, Minibus, fly, bus, train
- Walk from Mataking Island to Sempornaunknown
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane TWU - BKI
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lawas Airportplane
- Take the bus from Lawas to Beaufortbus
- Take the train from Beaufort Station to Tanjung Aru Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
23h 20m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mataking Island and Tawau is 146 km.
The best way to get from Mataking Island to Tawau without a car is to travel and Minibus which takes 2h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from Mataking Island to Tawau, including transfers.
There are 108+ hotels available in Tawau.
What companies run services between Mataking Island, Malaysia and Tawau, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Mataking Island to Tawau. However, you can travel to Semporna then take the bus to Tawau. Alternatively, you can travel to Semporna, take the bus to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam, take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu Airport airport, fly to Lawas Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), then take the taxi to Tawau.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–360
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–360
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–600
- Phone
- 088-279300
- ict.jkns@gmail.com
- Website
- railway.sabah.gov.my
Train from Beaufort Station to Tanjung Aru Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 8
- Schedules at
- railway.sabah.gov.my
Bus from Semporna to Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 28
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 71
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Lawas to Beaufort
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 15
- Schedules at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
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