There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Timor 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 to Kupang El Tari Airport
best- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane TRK - KOE
12h 3m$268–65,748Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane BKI - KOE
9h 5m$130–400Bus, 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 Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Kupang Ferry Terminalferry
6d 20h$155–174Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)plane BKI - DIL
7h 49m$251–708
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Timor is to bus and drive and ferry which costs $150 - $180 and takes 6 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Timor is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Sabah and Timor is 1797 km.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Sabah to Timor, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 15h 5m and has one stopover.
Timor is 1h ahead of Sabah. It is currently 3:27 PM in Sabah and 4:27 PM in Timor.
Citilink Indonesia, Super Air Jet, Malindo Airways and six other airlines offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport Airport.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Timor, Timor-Leste?
Malindo Airways, AirAsia, and Firefly fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) twice daily.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Senai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
- 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
- $21
- 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
- $80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55,000–70,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- 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
- $21–26
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- $21–26
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Kupang Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- $30–40
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