There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Sabah by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PKU - BKI
4h 25mRM 250–1,200Car 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 572–797Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PDG - BKI
4h 45mRM 300–1,100Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PKU - SDK
5h 8mRM 345–1,169Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PDG - SDK
7h 8mRM 329–1,242Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PKU - TWU
5h 12mRM 373–1,214Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PDG - TWU
6h 12mRM 398–1,277
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 250 - RM 1200 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Sabah is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs RM 250 - RM 1200.
The distance between Sumatra and Sabah is 1731 km.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 25m and has one stopover.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 8:24 AM in Sumatra and 9:24 AM in Sabah.
Super Air Jet, Malindo Airways, Scoot Tigerair and two other airlines offer flights from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1275+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,100
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,300
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,300
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,300
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- 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 430–1,700
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,700
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,100
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
- 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 250–1,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–1,200
Bus operators
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 309
- 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
Ferry operators
- 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 15
- Motorcycle
- RM 25–45
- Car
- RM 183
- 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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