There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Manado by ferry, plane, bus, or car
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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)TRK - MDC
9h 10mRp 3,103,075–1,029,179,019Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)BKI - MDC
8h 27mRp 2,478,438–7,587,236Bus, ferry, drive
- 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 Bitung
- Drive from Bitung to Manado
7d 3hRp 2,974,305–3,302,305
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 ferry and drive which costs Rp2900000 - Rp3300000 and takes 7 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Manado is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs Rp2400000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Sabah and Manado is 1008 km.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Sabah to Manado, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Indonesia AirAsia, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–4,600,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–7,500,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–11,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–10,000,000
- 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 603,295
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,281,010
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 563,076
- 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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