There are 5 ways to get from Surabaya to Lahad Datu by plane, bus, 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 to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SUB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datubus
15h 29mRM 652–1,767Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SUB - LDU
10h 24mRM 481–1,536Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SUB - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
11h 4mRM 783–1,392Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane SUB - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
13h 12mRM 596–260,895Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SUB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
13h 5mRM 692–1,901
Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Surabaya to Lahad Datu is to fly and ferry and Minibus and bus which costs RM 550 - RM 270000 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Surabaya to Lahad Datu is to fly which takes 10h 24m and costs RM 480 - RM 1600.
The distance between Surabaya and Lahad Datu is 1952 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Surabaya to Lahad Datu, including transfers.
Lahad Datu is 1h ahead of Surabaya. It is currently 3:20 AM in Surabaya and 4:20 AM in Lahad Datu.
There are 58+ hotels available in Lahad Datu.
What companies run services between Surabaya, Indonesia and Lahad Datu, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, MASwings, and four other airlines fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,500
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,500
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,400
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Phone
- +6088 433 779
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 86
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 34
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Tawau to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 28
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 10-785 5532
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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