There are 4 ways to get from Sumatra to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PKU - BKI
4h 41mRM 293–735Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
cheapest- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PLM - BKI
5h 56mRM 276–1,009Car ferry, drive, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Tanjung Api Api to Terminal Muntokcarferry
- Drive from Terminal Muntok to Belinyu Portcar
- Take the ferry from Belinyu Port to Pontianakferry
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
4d 8hRM 573–796Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PDG - BKI
5h 11mRM 302–1,110
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 290 - RM 750 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs RM 290 - RM 750.
The distance between Sumatra and Kota Kinabalu is 1738 km.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Sumatra to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 3:19 AM in Sumatra and 4:19 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,100
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–1,100
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,100
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 230–1,100
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,200
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 230–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,600
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,300
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,100
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,100
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 310
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Tanjung Api Api to Terminal Muntok
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 6–170
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Adult
- RM 10
- Child
- RM 6
- Bicycle
- RM 14
- Motorcycle
- RM 24–45
- Car
- RM 180
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Belinyu Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 110–140
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 110–140
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