There are 2 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Surabaya 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB)plane BKI - SUB
7h 28mRp 2,310,572–7,689,448Bus, 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
3d 19hRp 2,301,133–2,634,215
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Juanda International Airport (SUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Surabaya is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2300000 - Rp2700000 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Surabaya is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs Rp2300000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Surabaya is 1553 km.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Surabaya, including transfers.
Surabaya is 1h behind Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 2:59 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 1:59 PM in Surabaya.
There are 946+ hotels available in Surabaya.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Surabaya, Indonesia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Juanda International Airport (SUB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–13,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–8,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–9,500,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–7,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,000,000
- 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 170,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +673 888 1255
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,629,678
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 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 360,000–440,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 360,000–440,000
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