There are 7 ways to get from Malaysia to Tarakan by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Juwata International Airport
best- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane SIN - TRK
8h 15mRp 1,589,519–6,326,205Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Juwata International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane KUL - TRK
10h 27mRp 1,530,298–6,334,162Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juwata International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane SZB - TRK
16h 6mRp 2,129,621–7,544,425Fly Senai International Airport to Juwata International Airport
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane JHB - TRK
12h 40mRp 2,739,085–8,554,177Fly Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PEN - TRK
8h 47mRp 2,213,869–8,016,432Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KUL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
14h 52mRp 1,906,768–1,206,110,630Fly Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
20h 31mRp 2,564,079–1,204,224,169
Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malaysia to Tarakan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which costs Rp1900000 - Rp1300000000 and takes 14h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Malaysia to Tarakan is to bus and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs Rp1500000 - Rp6500000.
The distance between Malaysia and Tarakan is 1576 km.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Malaysia to Tarakan, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Tarakan.
What companies run services between Malaysia and Tarakan, Indonesia?
TransNusa, Batik Air, and six other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Senai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,900,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,600,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–6,000,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ahmad Yani, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–6,500,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,200,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–8,000,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000,000–11,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–8,000,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–6,000,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–10,000,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Juwata International Airport via Penang International Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–12,000,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–8,500,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Penang International Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–11,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–7,500,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–11,000,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–11,000,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,500,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–10,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–4,300,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–4,400,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–8,000,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 25,000–330,000
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 25,000–330,000
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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Bus operators
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 70,000–310,000
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 153,598
Bus from Semporna to Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 122,878
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–550,000
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry operators
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 614,391
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 614,391
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