There are 4 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Balikpapan by train, 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.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane KUL - BPN
6h 57mRp 1,715,292–3,494,034Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singaporebus
- Take the ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimunferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Port of Tanjung Priokferry
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kotabus
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
4d 5hRp 2,125,752–3,723,252Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane SIN - BPN
11h 22mRp 2,512,983–4,083,381Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane SZB - BPN
9h 9mRp 2,897,659–8,623,717
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Balikpapan is to train and fly which costs Rp1700000 - Rp3500000 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Balikpapan is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs Rp1700000 - Rp3500000.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Balikpapan is 1816 km.
The best way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Balikpapan without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 5h and costs Rp2100000 - Rp3800000.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Balikpapan, including transfers.
There are 93+ hotels available in Balikpapan.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Balikpapan, Indonesia?
Malindo Airways, Lion Mentari Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,600,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,600,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–8,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,600,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,600,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sepinggan International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–9,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sepinggan International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 25,000–280,000
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 38,000–200,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 38,000–55,000
- Express
- Rp 140,000–200,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 242,882
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- Rp 155,000–170,000
- Gold
- Rp 242,882
- Platinum
- Rp 320,000–340,000
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- StarMart Express
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singapore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 270,000–550,000
- Book at
- Omio
- Website
- StarMart Express
- Phone
- +6012 712 5144
- info@starqistna.com
- Website
- starqistna.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Golden Mile Tower Singapore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 285,253
- Schedules at
- starqistna.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–800,000
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- enquiry@transtar.travel
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 70,000–310,000
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- +65 6331 4123
- booking@sindoferry.com.sg
- Website
- sindoferry.com.sg
Ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–1,500,000
- Schedules at
- sindoferry.com.sg
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–490,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–490,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–480,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–480,000
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