There are 4 ways to get from Flores to Sabah 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 to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBJ - BKI
7h 15mRM 1,000–2,400Ferry, 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 554–640Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LBJ - SDK
11h 28mRM 962–1,974Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane LBJ - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
24h 56mRM 1,002–261,578
Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Flores to Sabah is to ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 550 - RM 650 and takes 6 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Flores to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs RM 1000 - RM 2400.
The distance between Flores and Sabah is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 15m and has one stopover.
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair offer flights from Komodo Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1180+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Flores, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair fly from Komodo Airport (LBJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,800
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
Flights from Komodo Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–1,900
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Komodo Airport to Juwata International Airport via Lombok, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,600
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 320
- 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
- +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 100–130
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 100–130
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
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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