There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Labuan Bajo 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 Makassar
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
6d 13hRp 2,824,819–3,039,819Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)SDK - LBJ
17h 13mRp 3,201,742–9,620,240
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Labuan Bajo is to bus and ferry which costs Rp2800000 - Rp3100000 and takes 6 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Labuan Bajo is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs Rp2500000 - Rp4300000.
The distance between Sabah and Labuan Bajo is 1658 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Labuan Bajo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 13h and costs Rp2800000 - Rp3100000.
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, Malaysia Airlines, Indonesia AirAsia and AirAsia offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport.
There are 239+ hotels available in Labuan Bajo.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Labuan Bajo, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) twice daily.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to 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 3,100,000–9,500,000
- 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 604,132
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,281,688
- 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 Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 310,000–380,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 310,000–380,000
Ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
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