There are 3 ways to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo by plane, taxi, ferry, car, or car 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane MDC - LBJ
5h 18mRp 4,009,380–5,629,268Taxi, ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Manado to Bitungtaxi
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Balikpapanferry
- Take the ferry from Balikpapan to Makassarferry
- Take the ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Portferry
4d 7hRp 1,241,901–1,506,793Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manado to Biracar
- Take the car ferry from Bira to Labuan Bajo Portcarferry
38h 27mRp 3,502,170–9,635,913
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo is to taxi and ferry which costs Rp1200000 - Rp1600000 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs Rp4000000 - Rp6000000.
The distance between Manado and Labuan Bajo is 1261 km.
The best way to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 4 days 7h and costs Rp1200000 - Rp1600000.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Manado to Labuan Bajo, including transfers.
There are 257+ hotels available in Labuan Bajo.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Labuan Bajo, Indonesia?
Citilink Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, and six other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–4,700,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–20,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–8,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–18,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–16,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Komodo Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–4,700,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 410,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 410,000–500,000
Ferry from Balikpapan to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 270,000–330,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 270,000–330,000
Ferry from Makassar to Labuan Bajo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 260,000–320,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- [email protected]
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bira to Labuan Bajo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 85,000–4,700,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 300,000–360,000
Blue Bird
- Phone
- +62 431 861234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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