There are 4 ways to get from Perth to Pulau Mabul by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PER - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Mabulferry
19h 4mRM 1,047–3,450Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane PER - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Mabulferry
21hRM 989–2,995Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, Minibus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PER - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Mabulferry
22h 6mRM 1,488–264,353Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PER - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Mabulferry
22h 38mRM 1,205–3,917
Perth Airport (PER) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Pulau Mabul is to fly and bus and ferry which costs RM 950 - RM 3000 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Pulau Mabul is to fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 19h 4m and costs RM 1000 - RM 3500.
The distance between Perth and Pulau Mabul is 4172 km.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Perth to Pulau Mabul, including transfers.
There are seven+ hotels available in Pulau Mabul.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Pulau Mabul, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Pulau Mabul. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Mabul. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Juwata International Airport (TRK), take the taxi to Tarakan, take the ferry to Tawau Ferry Terminal, walk to Tawau, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Mabul.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Perth Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–8,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–13,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–4,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 28
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–180
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30–80
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–32
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Mabul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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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