There are 5 ways to get from Malang to Sabah by train, 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.
Train to Juanda International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from Malang to Bangiltrain
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SUB - BKI
11h 21mRM 512–1,807Train, ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Malang to Gubengtrain
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port 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 15hRM 465–599Train to Juanda International Airport, fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Malang to Bangiltrain
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane SUB - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
11h 13mRM 523–1,278Fly Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MLG - BKI
7h 27mRM 1,020–3,224Train to Juanda International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Malang to Bangiltrain
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SUB - SDK
12h 39mRM 736–1,537
Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malang to Sabah is to train and ferry and bus and drive which costs RM 460 - RM 600 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Malang to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs RM 1000 - RM 3300.
The distance between Malang and Sabah is 1618 km.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Malang to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Malang. It is currently 7:49 AM in Malang and 8:49 AM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Malang, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Batik Air and Royal Brunei Airlines fly from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–900
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
Flights from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–800
Train operators
- Phone
- 021-121
- [email protected]
- Website
- kai.id
Train from Malang to Bangil
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 6–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 6–75
- Business
- RM 65–130
- Executive
- RM 12–150
Train from Malang to Gubeng
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 12–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 12–75
- Business
- RM 70–130
- Executive
- RM 23–150
Train from Malang to Bangil
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 6–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 6–75
- Business
- RM 65–130
- Executive
- RM 12–150
Train from Malang to Bangil
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 6–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 6–75
- Business
- RM 65–130
- Executive
- RM 12–150
Bus operators
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 operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–100
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 80–100
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 145
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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