There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Makassar by ferry, plane, bus, 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.
Ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)TRK - UPG
7h 43mRp 2,336,836–1,054,264,386Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)BKI - UPG
6h 50mRp 1,625,854–3,383,074Bus, ferry, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Take the car ferry from Tarakan to Tolitoli
- Take the taxi from Tolitoli to Kendari
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Take the ferry from Baubau to Makassar
3d 2hFly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)SDK - UPG
8h 3mRp 2,324,084–4,073,008
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Makassar is to ferry and fly which costs Rp2300000 - Rp1100000000 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Makassar is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs Rp1600000 - Rp3400000.
The distance between Sabah and Makassar is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Makassar without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 3 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Sabah to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 351+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Makassar, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–3,800,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–10,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–12,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–4,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–5,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–9,000,000
- Website
- flynamair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–6,500,000
- 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 576,837
- 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 85,000–120,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–230,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 180,000–230,000
Ferry from Baubau to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 230,000–290,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 230,000–290,000
- Phone
- +62 21 6385 4130
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- pelni.co.id
Ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 89,500
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–650,000
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