There are 4 ways to get from Kepulauan Riau 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 Hang Nadim International Airport
best- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BTH - BKI
5h 11mRM 391–1,250Ferry, bus, drive
- Take the ferry from Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminal to Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Pelabuhan Sri Bayintan Kijang 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
3d 13hRM 494–597Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
6h 59mRM 479–951Ferry to Singapore Changi Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merahferry
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
6h 38mRM 466–1,142
Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kepulauan Riau to Kota Kinabalu is to ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 490 - RM 600 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Kepulauan Riau to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs RM 390 - RM 1300.
The distance between Kepulauan Riau and Kota Kinabalu is 1450 km.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Kepulauan Riau to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 1h ahead of Kepulauan Riau. It is currently 7:00 AM in Kepulauan Riau and 8:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1137+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–950
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–650
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 320
- Schedules at
- DAMRI Angkutan Antar Lintas Batas Negara (ALBN)
- 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
Ferry from Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminal to Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 15–35
- Economy
- RM 17–20
- VIP
- RM 23–35
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pelabuhan Sri Bayintan Kijang to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 90–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 90–110
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +65 6278 9688
- [email protected]
- Website
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–150
- Schedules at
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Phone
- +65 6270 2228
- [email protected]
- Website
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–140
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
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