There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Ambon by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ)plane BKI - AMQ
14h 33mRp 3,002,914–8,666,684Bus, ferry, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Take the car ferry from Tarakan to Tolitolicarferry
- Take the taxi from Tolitoli to Kendaritaxi
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Wanciferry
- Take the ferry from Wanci to Ambonferry
3d 17hFerry to Juwata International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ)plane TRK - AMQ
18h 1mRp 3,843,420–1,072,356,178Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ)plane SDK - AMQ
15h 46mRp 3,925,272–12,274,412
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Ambon is to fly which costs Rp3000000 - Rp9000000 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Ambon is to fly which takes 14h 33m and costs Rp3000000 - Rp9000000.
The distance between Sabah and Ambon is 1733 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Ambon without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 3 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Sabah to Ambon, including transfers.
Ambon is 1h ahead of Sabah. It is currently 6:12 AM in Sabah and 7:12 AM in Ambon.
There are 27+ hotels available in Ambon.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Ambon, Indonesia?
Indonesia AirAsia, Batik Air, and four other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ambon Pattimura Airport (AMQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–10,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–11,000,000
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,700,000–15,000,000
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–9,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–13,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–10,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–12,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Ambon Pattimura Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–11,000,000
- 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
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 583,421
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Tarakan to Tolitoli
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 110,000–22,000,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Kendari to Wanci
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 220,000–270,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 220,000–270,000
Ferry from Wanci to Ambon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Phone
- (+62) 811 3823 875
- sales@komodoluxury.com
Ferry from Kendari to Wanci
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,000
- Book at
- https://www.komodoluxury.com/blog/from-labuan-bajo-to-komodo-island/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–650,000
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