There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to Lembata by plane, taxi, bus, car, or ferry
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, taxi
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane BKI - LBJ
- Take the taxi from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Lembatataxi
9h 5mRp 3,069,110–4,669,589Bus, drive, ferry
cheapest- 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 Lewoleba Portferry
6d 10hRp 2,409,207–2,811,490Fly from Sandakan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane SDK - LBJ
- Take the taxi from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Lembatataxi
16h 18mRp 3,078,243–4,927,924Ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane TRK - LBJ
- Take the taxi from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Lembatataxi
17h 23mRp 3,409,889–1,101,303,061Fly from Tawau Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane TWU - LBJ
- Take the taxi from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Lembatataxi
19h 3mRp 4,503,258–15,875,669
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Lembata is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2400000 - Rp2900000 and takes 6 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Lembata is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 5m and costs Rp3000000 - Rp4700000.
The distance between Sabah and Lembata is 1753 km.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Sabah to Lembata, including transfers.
There are 34+ hotels available in Lembata.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Lembata, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Sabah to Lembata. However, you can fly to Komodo Airport (LBJ) then take the taxi to Lembata. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kota Kinabalu to Lewoleba Port via Limbang, Bandar Seri Begawan, Pontianak, Pontianak, and Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port in around 6d 10h.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–3,600,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–4,100,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–15,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–8,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–9,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Komodo Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–7,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–16,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Komodo Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,000,000
- 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 170,000–350,000
- 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 1,339,696
- 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 Lewoleba Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 480,000–600,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 480,000–600,000
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 599,889
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- Rp 470,000–600,000
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