There are 4 ways to get from Bintulu to Tawau by plane, bus, or car
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 Bintulu Airport
best- Fly from Bintulu Airport (BTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTU - TWU
6h 42mRM 619–2,387Drive 931.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Bintulu to Tawaucar 931.6 km
12h 40mRM 158–228Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Sarawak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
23h 59mBus to Miri Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bintulu to Miribus
- Fly from Miri Airport (MYY) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MYY - TWU
8h 52mRM 447–834
Bintulu Airport (BTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bintulu to Tawau is to drive which costs RM 150 - RM 230 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bintulu to Tawau is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs RM 600 - RM 2400.
The distance between Bintulu and Tawau is 620 km. The road distance is 931.6 km.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Bintulu to Tawau, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bintulu to Tawau is 932 km. It takes approximately 12h 40m to drive from Bintulu to Tawau.
There are 107+ hotels available in Tawau.
What companies run services between Bintulu, Malaysia and Tawau, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia fly from Bintulu Airport (BTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,100
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuching, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
Flights from Miri Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–650
Flights from Miri Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–650
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,300
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarawak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 95–130
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6082 - 462200
- [email protected]
- Website
- evaexpress.net
Bus from Bintulu to Miri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 40–70
- Website
- https://evaexpress.net/#
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