There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Timor by ferry, plane, bus, or car
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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$287–63,979Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane BKI - KOE
10h 15m$120–480Bus, 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$143–171Fly 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$350–547
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 $140 - $180 and takes 6 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Timor is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $350 - $550.
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 16h 15m and has one stopover.
Timor is 1h ahead of Sabah. It is currently 6:24 PM in Sabah and 7:24 PM in Timor.
Indonesia AirAsia, Citilink Indonesia, AirAsia and four 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 three other airlines 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
- $250–440
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- 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
- $330–1,000
- Website
- flymidafrica.aero
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- 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
- $10–20
- 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
- $78
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- 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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