There are 2 ways to get from Sabah to Kendari 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
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Haluoleo Airport (KDI)plane BKI - KDI
8h 46mRp 2,039,506–6,532,621Bus, 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
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Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Haluoleo Airport (KDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Kendari is to fly which costs Rp2000000 - Rp7000000 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Kendari is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp7000000.
The distance between Sabah and Kendari is 1340 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Kendari without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Sabah to Kendari, including transfers.
There are 35+ hotels available in Kendari.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Kendari, Indonesia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Citilink Indonesia, and seven other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Haluoleo Airport (KDI) twice daily.
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–9,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Senai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–10,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–6,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Haluoleo Airport via Kuching, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–8,500,000
- 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 585,532
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Estimated price
- Rp 470,000–600,000
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