There are 3 ways to get from Tawau to Makassar by ferry, plane, 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 2,665,636–3,962,215Ferry, car ferry, taxi
cheapest- 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
2d 14hRp 1,965,628–24,422,204Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG)plane TWU - UPG
9h 3mRp 5,062,398–13,446,470
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tawau to Makassar is to ferry and fly which costs Rp2600000 - Rp4000000 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tawau to Makassar is to ferry and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs Rp2600000 - Rp4000000.
The distance between Tawau and Makassar is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Tawau to Makassar without a car is to ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 14h and costs Rp1900000 - Rp25000000.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Tawau to Makassar, including transfers.
There are 276+ hotels available in Makassar.
What companies run services between Tawau, Malaysia and Makassar, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Firefly, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) twice daily.
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–2,500,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,700,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,700,000–13,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–20,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–5,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–8,500,000
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 645,629
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 645,629
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- [email protected]
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Tarakan to Tolitoli
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 340,000–22,000,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 190,000–230,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 190,000–230,000
Ferry from Baubau to Makassar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 240,000–290,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 240,000–290,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–700,000
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