There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to Kupang by ferry, plane, 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.
Ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane TRK - KOE
12h 22mRp 4,498,751–7,273,706Bus, 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 Kupang Ferry Terminalferry
6d 20hRp 2,533,494–2,993,988Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane BKI - KOE
9h 49mRp 3,545,739–10,298,952Fly from Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane LDU - KOE
13h 29mRp 3,503,929–9,845,176Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE)plane SDK - KOE
11h 2mRp 4,667,151–13,207,542
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Kupang is to bus and drive and ferry which costs Rp2500000 - Rp3000000 and takes 6 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Kupang is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs Rp3500000 - Rp11000000.
The distance between Sabah and Kupang is 1808 km.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Sabah to Kupang, including transfers.
There are 32+ hotels available in Kupang.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Kupang, Indonesia?
Indonesia AirAsia, Citilink Indonesia, and six other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kupang El Tari Airport (KOE) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–6,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,500,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–11,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–10,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–18,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–18,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–12,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–12,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–11,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–13,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–13,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–12,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Kupang El Tari Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–10,000,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 170,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,416,819
- Schedules at
- DAMRI Angkutan Antar Lintas Batas Negara (ALBN)
Ferry operators
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 643,744
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,198,695
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- 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 360,000–440,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 360,000–440,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Kupang Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–650,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 500,000–650,000
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