There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Labuan Bajo by plane, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, or busferry
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Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane PLM - LBJ
4h 40mRp 1,900,000–3,400,000Car ferry, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airportbus
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Priok to Makassarferry
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Portferry
4d 13hRp 779,094–1,771,626Car ferry, bus, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airportbus
- Take the train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turitrain
- Take the ferry from Surabaya to Makassarferry
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Portferry
3d 12hRp 997,094–2,057,626Fly from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport
- Fly from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport (LLJ) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane LLJ - LBJ
15h 25mRp 1,700,000–5,500,000Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane DJB - LBJ
5h 10mRp 2,800,000–9,500,000Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane PKU - LBJ
5h 25mRp 850,000–5,500,000Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakartabusferry
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kotabus
- Take the ferry from Surabaya to Makassarferry
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Portferry
3d 15hRp 881,948–1,799,918
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Labuan Bajo is to car ferry and bus and ferry which costs Rp750000 - Rp1800000 and takes 4 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Labuan Bajo is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs Rp1900000 - Rp3400000.
The distance between Sumatra and Labuan Bajo is 1791 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Labuan Bajo without a car is to car ferry and bus and train and ferry which takes 3 days 12h and costs Rp950000 - Rp2100000.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Komodo Airport (LBJ), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Komodo Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 55m and has one stopover.
Labuan Bajo is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 4:31 AM in Sumatra and 5:31 AM in Labuan Bajo.
Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Mentari Airlines, Citilink Indonesia and four other airlines offer flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Komodo Airport Airport.
There are 238+ hotels available in Labuan Bajo.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Labuan Bajo, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–3,500,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Jakarta Halim Perdana Kusuma, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–3,500,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,000,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,500,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,500,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000,000–9,500,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–12,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–3,400,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–6,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–4,100,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–6,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Komodo Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–15,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–5,500,000
Train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Business
- Rp 490,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 700,000–1,100,000
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 33,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 65,000–260,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–800,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 16,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,800
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Surabaya to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–400,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 320,000–400,000
Ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
Ferry from Tanjung Priok to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 460,000–600,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 460,000–600,000
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