There are 2 ways to get from Balabac Island to Kudat by unknown, ferry, bus, plane, or taxi
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 44mTravel, ferry, Minibus, fly, 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 31m
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Balabac Island and Kudat is 151 km.
It takes approximately 3h 44m 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, take the ferry to Kudat, then drive 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 80–200
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40
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
- 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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