There are 5 ways to get from Palembang to Sabah by plane, train, busferry, ferry, bus, or car
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 Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PLM - BKI
8h 37mRM 262–1,002Train, bus and ferry, ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kertapati to Labuanratutrain
- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakartabusferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Priok to Pontianakferry
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
3d 13hRM 557–660Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PLM - SDK
8h 20mRM 346–1,232Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PLM - TWU
10h 39mRM 412–1,367Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PLM - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
11h 3mRM 750–261,013
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palembang to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 260 - RM 1000 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Palembang to Sabah is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs RM 340 - RM 1300.
The distance between Palembang and Sabah is 1612 km.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Palembang to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Palembang. It is currently 10:01 PM in Palembang and 11:01 PM in Sabah.
There are 1275+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Palembang, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,100
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,300
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–1,300
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,100
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,000
Train from Kertapati to Labuanratu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–80
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 50–80
- Business
- RM 95–130
- Executive
- RM 100–160
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 15–60
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 310
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tanjung Priok to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–90
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 70–90
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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