There are 4 ways to get from Lahad Datu to Makassar by plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
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 Lahad Datu Airport
best- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane LDU - UPG
9h 20mRp 3,052,718–8,390,847Bus, Minibus, ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane TRK - UPG
14h 15mRp 2,863,032–4,215,814Bus, taxi to Sandakan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatanganbus
- Take the taxi from Kinabatangan to Sandakan Airport (SDK)taxi
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane SDK - UPG
18h 16mRp 5,711,081–7,443,867Bus, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane TWU - UPG
15h 52mRp 5,094,259–13,447,039
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lahad Datu to Makassar is to bus and Minibus and ferry and fly which costs Rp2800000 - Rp4300000 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lahad Datu to Makassar is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs Rp3000000 - Rp8500000.
The distance between Lahad Datu and Makassar is 1151 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Lahad Datu to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 275+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Lahad Datu, Malaysia and Makassar, Indonesia?
MASwings, Indonesia AirAsia, and Citilink Indonesia fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) 3 times a week.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–15,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–19,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–6,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,700,000–13,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–8,500,000
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–2,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–5,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 130,861
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 130,861
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 118,080
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 118,080
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 124,943
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 156,179
- Phone
- +6089 774 328
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatangan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 90,000–140,000
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 647,025
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,204,804
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–650,000
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