There are 7 ways to get from Sabah to Sumatra by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane BKI - PKU
4h 25mRp 1,100,000–4,800,000Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane BKI - PLM
5hRp 1,000,000–4,400,000Bus, drive, ferry
- 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 Belinyu Portferry
- Drive from Belinyu Port to Terminal Muntokcar
- Take the ferry from Terminal Muntok to Palembangferry
4d 8hRp 2,671,920–3,010,920Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane BKI - PDG
4h 35mRp 1,100,000–4,600,000Fly Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane SDK - PKU
4h 58mRp 1,507,537–6,127,089Fly Tawau Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane TWU - PKU
5h 43mRp 1,931,736–7,773,870Fly Sandakan Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane SDK - PDG
7h 18mRp 1,507,537–6,127,089
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Sumatra is to fly which costs Rp1000000 - Rp4400000 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Sumatra is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs Rp1100000 - Rp4800000.
The distance between Sabah and Sumatra is 1731 km.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 25m and has one stopover.
Sumatra is 1h behind Sabah. It is currently 3:24 PM in Sabah and 2:24 PM in Sumatra.
Malindo Airways and AirAsia offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport Airport.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Malindo Airways and AirAsia fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,800,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–7,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,600,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–8,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–10,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–8,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–7,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,900,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–10,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–7,500,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,500,000
Bus operators
- 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 340,558
- 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 1,317,363
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Belinyu Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 470,000–600,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 470,000–600,000
- Phone
- 0811-789-200
- expressbahari.marketing@gmail.com
- Website
- expressbahari.com
Ferry from Terminal Muntok to Palembang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 255,000–315,000
- Schedules at
- expressbahari.com
- Executive
- Rp 255,000–265,000
- VIP
- Rp 305,000–315,000
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