There are 2 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Manado 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
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane BKI - MDC
9h 20mRp 4,897,744–7,245,516Bus, drive, ferry
cheapest- 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 Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Bitungferry
- Drive from Bitung to Manadocar
7d 1hRp 2,703,112–3,238,129
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Manado is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2700000 - Rp3300000 and takes 7 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Manado is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs Rp4900000 - Rp7500000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Manado is 1119 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Manado, including transfers.
There are 171+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) twice daily.
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–7,500,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–16,000,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–14,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–14,000,000
- 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 160,000–350,000
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,389,424
- Schedules at
- DAMRI Angkutan Antar Lintas Batas Negara (ALBN)
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Bitung
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–850,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 650,000–850,000
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