There are 3 ways to get from Balabac Island to Kudat by unknown, ferry, bus, plane, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, ferry
best- Walk from Balabac Island to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
3h 23mTravel, ferry, Minibus, fly to Sandakan Airport, taxi
- Walk from Balabac Island to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BKI - SDK
- Take the taxi from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kudattaxi
14h 31mTravel, ferry, Minibus, bus, car ferry to Labuan Airport, fly
- Walk from Balabac Island to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Take the bus from KK Sentral to Bus Terminal Menumbokbus
- Take the car ferry from Menumbok to Labuancarferry
- Fly from Labuan Airport (LBU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBU - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran to Kudatbus
19h 47m
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Balabac Island and Kudat is 135 km.
The best way to get from Balabac Island to Kudat without a car is to travel and ferry which takes 3h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Balabac Island to Kudat, including transfers.
There are 31+ hotels available in Kudat.
What companies run services between Balabac Island, Mimaropa, Philippines and Kudat, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Balabac Island to Kudat. However, you can travel to Pulau Banggi then take the ferry to Kudat. Alternatively, you can travel to Pulau Banggi, take the ferry to Kudat, walk to Kudat, take the bus to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran, take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Kudat.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–260
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Labuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–4,000
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from KK Sentral to Bus Terminal Menumbok
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 26–30
- Schedules at
- menumbokekspress.blogspot.com
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
- Website
- galaxyferry.com
Car ferry from Menumbok to Labuan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–5
- Schedules at
- galaxyferry.com
- Malaysian
- RM 3
- Foreigner
- RM 5
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Estimated price
- RM 600–750
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Sandakan Taxi Association
- Phone
- +60 12-830 3329
Sandakan Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 12-810 9712
- Website
- facebook.com
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