There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Flores by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)BKI - LBJ
7h 25mRp 2,500,000–4,300,000Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from KK Sentral to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
6d 4hRp 2,673,613–2,878,613Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)SDK - LBJ
17h 13mRp 3,201,056–9,119,430
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to bus and ferry which costs Rp2600000 - Rp2900000 and takes 6 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs Rp2500000 - Rp4300000.
The distance between Sabah and Flores is 1658 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Flores without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 4h and costs Rp2600000 - Rp2900000.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 8h 25m and has one stopover.
Malindo Airways, Indonesia AirAsia and AirAsia offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport.
There are five+ hotels available in Flores.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Flores, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and Indonesia AirAsia fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–4,300,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–9,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuching, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–7,000,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from KK Sentral to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,058
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,274,555
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–550,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 430,000–550,000
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