There are 6 ways to get from Sorong to Sabah by plane, ferry, taxi, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane SOQ - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
23h 56mRM 1,150–2,082Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Sorong to Wanciferry
- Take the ferry from Wanci to Kendariferry
- Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
- Take the carferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalubus
5d 16hRM 547–5,633Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus via Baubau
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Baubauferry
- Take the ferry from Bau-Bau to Kendariferry
- Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
- Take the carferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalubus
4d 14hRM 552–5,635Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SOQ - BKI
7h 39mRM 1,509–4,311Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SOQ - SDK
10h 47mRM 1,233–3,241Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SOQ - TWU
9h 56mRM 1,459–3,876
Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sorong to Sabah is to fly and ferry which costs RM 1100 - RM 2100 and takes 23h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sorong to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4400.
The distance between Sorong and Sabah is 1751 km.
The best way to get from Sorong to Sabah without a car is to ferry and taxi and car ferry and bus via Baubau which takes 4 days 14h and costs RM 550 - RM 6000.
It takes approximately 23h 56m to get from Sorong to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h behind Sorong. It is currently 4:14 PM in Sorong and 3:14 PM in Sabah.
There are 1126+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Sorong, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, and Royal Brunei Airlines fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Sorong Airport to Tawau Airport via Manado, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
Flights from Sorong Airport to Tawau Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,900
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,700
Flights from Sorong Airport to Tawau Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Sorong Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sorong Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ambon, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–2,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–1,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Tawau Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–130
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–130
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry operators
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 145
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 145
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 145
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Sorong to Baubau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 100–120
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 100–120
Ferry from Bau-Bau to Kendari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–55
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 40–55
Ferry from Sorong to Wanci
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 90–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 90–110
Ferry from Wanci to Kendari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–65
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 50–65
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- [email protected]
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Tolitoli to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 75–4,900
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Tolitoli to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 75–4,900
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Phone
- (+62) 811 3823 875
- [email protected]
Ferry from Wanci to Kendari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 45
- Book at
- komodoluxury.com
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