There are 6 ways to get from Batam to Sabah by plane or ferry
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Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BTH - BKI
5h 4mRM 621–875Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
6h 23mRM 435–1,355Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 32mRM 511–1,590Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
6h 45mRM 449–915Ferry to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merahferry
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
6h 25mRM 440–1,002Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JHB - TWU
7h 32mRM 559–1,280
Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to ferry and fly which costs RM 440 - RM 950 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Batam to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs RM 600 - RM 900.
The distance between Batam and Sabah is 1444 km.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Batam to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Batam. It is currently 7:10 AM in Batam and 8:10 AM in Sabah.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Batam, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,300
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,500
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–850
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–850
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–850
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,700
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,600
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,700
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–750
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–650
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
Ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +65 6278 9688
- [email protected]
- Website
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–140
- Schedules at
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Phone
- +65 6270 2228
- [email protected]
- Website
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–140
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
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