There are 4 ways to get from Flores to Kota Kinabalu by plane, ferry, 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 Komodo Airport
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBJ - BKI
8h 1mRM 987–1,773Ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Maumere Port to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak 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
6d 2hRM 610–706Fly from Larantuka Airport
- Fly from Larantuka Airport (LKA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LKA - BKI
25h 16mRM 794–2,103Fly from Pahdamaleda Airport
- Fly from Pahdamaleda Airport (BJW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BJW - BKI
21h 41mRM 625–1,829
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Flores to Kota Kinabalu is to ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 600 - RM 750 and takes 6 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Flores to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs RM 950 - RM 1800.
The distance between Flores and Kota Kinabalu is 1665 km.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Flores to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Flores, Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Larantuka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kupang, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,300
Flights from Pahdamaleda Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Komodo Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Pahdamaleda Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kupang, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Pahdamaleda Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Komodo Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
Flights from Pahdamaleda Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Komodo Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Larantuka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kupang, Juanda International, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
Flights from Larantuka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kupang, Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,400
- Phone
- +673 888 1255
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 366
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Maumere Port to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 100–120
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 100–120
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–100
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 80–100
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