There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Makassar by ferry, plane, bus, car ferry, or taxi
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 Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane TRK - UPG
7h 43mRp 2,735,619–1,124,048,679Bus, ferry, car ferry, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Take the carferry from Tarakan to Tolitolicarferry
- Take the taxi from Tolitoli to Kendaritaxi
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bauferry
- Take the ferry from Baubau to Makassarferry
3d 2hRp 2,345,126–1,223,759,410Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane BKI - UPG
6h 25mRp 3,977,925–6,563,959
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Makassar is to ferry and fly which costs Rp2700000 - Rp1200000000 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Makassar is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs Rp3900000 - Rp7000000.
The distance between Sabah and Makassar is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Sabah to Makassar without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 3 days 2h and costs Rp2300000 - Rp1300000000.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Sabah to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 279+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Makassar, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–2,500,000
- 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 440,000–550,000
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–700,000
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