There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Manado by ferry, plane, bus, or car
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Ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane TRK - MDC
9h 5mRp 3,322,794–1,083,789,912Bus, 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 Bitungferry
- Drive from Bitung to Manadocar
7d 1hRp 2,637,734–3,155,678Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane BKI - MDC
10h 12mRp 2,646,597–7,621,407
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Manado is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2600000 - Rp3200000 and takes 7 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Manado is to ferry and fly which takes 9h 5m and costs Rp3300000 - Rp1100000000.
The distance between Sabah and Manado is 1005 km.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Sabah to Manado, including transfers.
There are 180+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Indonesia AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) twice daily.
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–8,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–9,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,500,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–12,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–12,000,000
- 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 180,000–340,000
- 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 1,313,939
- Schedules at
- facebook.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 592,794
- 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 Bitung
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–850,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 650,000–850,000
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