There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Flores 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 from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane BKI - LBJ
8h 25mRp 4,400,000–11,000,000Bus, 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
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Portferry
6d 2hRp 2,396,553–2,792,531Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Komodo Airport (LBJ)plane SDK - LBJ
14h 18mRp 4,109,945–8,629,935
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2400000 - Rp2800000 and takes 6 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Flores is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs Rp4400000 - Rp11000000.
The distance between Sabah and Flores is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 8h 25m and has one stopover.
Malaysia Airlines, Scoot Tigerair and AirAsia offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Komodo Airport Airport.
There are 17+ hotels available in Flores.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Flores, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Komodo Airport (LBJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–14,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–15,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Komodo Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Komodo Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–12,000,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 170,000–350,000
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,389,344
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–550,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 430,000–550,000
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