There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands by ferry, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sorong Airport (SOQ)TRK - SOQ
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Waisai
20h 42mRp 4,462,836–1,058,507,386Bus, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- 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 to Sorong
- Take the car ferry from Sorong to Waisai
8d 2hRp 3,020,341–3,364,341Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sorong Airport (SOQ)BKI - SOQ
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Waisai
15h 44mRp 3,489,409–10,587,246
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sorong Airport (SOQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands is to bus and ferry and car ferry which costs Rp3000000 - Rp3400000 and takes 8 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands is to fly and ferry which takes 15h 44m and costs Rp3400000 - Rp11000000.
The distance between Sabah and Raja Ampat Islands is 1824 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 8 days 2h and costs Rp3000000 - Rp3400000.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands, including transfers.
There are 71+ hotels available in Raja Ampat Islands.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Sabah to Raja Ampat Islands. However, you can take the ferry to Tarakan, take the taxi to Juwata International Airport (TRK) airport, fly to Sorong Airport (SOQ), take the taxi to Sorong, then take the ferry to Waisai. Alternatively, you can take a bus from KK Sentral to Waisai via Bandar Seri Begawan, Pontianak, Pontianak, Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, Sorong, and Sorong in around 8d 2h.
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sorong Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,500,000–12,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–18,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–18,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sorong Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–7,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–12,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–12,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–11,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sorong Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sorong Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–15,000,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sorong Airport via Singapore Changi, Manado
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–11,000,000
- 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 618,040
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,302,302
- 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 576,837
Ferry from Sorong to Waisai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 110,000–250,000
- VIP
- Rp 140,000–250,000
- Economy
- Rp 145,000–150,000
- 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 to Sorong
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–900,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 700,000–900,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Sorong to Waisai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 31,000–90,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
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