There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Flores by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane BKI - LBJ
6h 45mRp 2,500,000–4,000,000Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Bandar Seri Begawancar
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Portferry
6d 2hRp 2,521,908–2,753,908Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane TWU - LBJ
17h 33mRp 3,535,056–11,277,794Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane SDK - LBJ
15h 33mRp 2,509,078–4,828,910
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2500000 - Rp2800000 and takes 6 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs Rp2500000 - Rp4000000.
The distance between Sabah and Flores is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 6h 45m 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.
Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Airways, Scoot Tigerair and AirAsia offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport.
There are 14+ hotels available in Flores.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Flores, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–3,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–4,100,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 345,437
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,329,472
- 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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