There are 4 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kepulauan Riau by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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 Hang Nadim International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH)plane BKI - BTH
5h 36mRp 2,090,178–7,228,392Fly to Singapore Changi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane BKI - SIN
- Take the ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centreferry
5h 40mRp 2,029,743–5,085,957Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Bandar Seri Begawancar
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Pelabuhan Sri Bayintan Kijangferry
- Take the ferry from Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminal to Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminalferry
3d 12hRp 2,201,074–2,626,951Fly to Senai International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Senai International Airport (JHB)plane BKI - JHB
- Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centreferry
6h 47mRp 2,124,108–4,468,122
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kepulauan Riau is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2200000 - Rp2700000 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kepulauan Riau is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp7500000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Kepulauan Riau is 1451 km.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kepulauan Riau, including transfers.
Kepulauan Riau is 1h behind Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 3:51 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 2:51 PM in Kepulauan Riau.
There are 1055+ hotels available in Kepulauan Riau.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–10,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Senai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,800,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Senai International Airport via Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,800,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,800,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–6,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–4,200,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–4,300,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–2,800,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,500,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 170,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,410,567
- Schedules at
- DAMRI Angkutan Antar Lintas Batas Negara (ALBN)
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Pelabuhan Sri Bayintan Kijang
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–490,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–490,000
Ferry from Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminal to Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 70,000–140,000
- Economy
- Rp 75,000–90,000
- VIP
- Rp 100,000–140,000
- Phone
- +65 6278 9688
- [email protected]
- Website
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
Ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–650,000
- Schedules at
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Phone
- +65 6270 2228
- [email protected]
- Website
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 420,000–650,000
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 441,730
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
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