Travel to Tawau
Every way to reach Tawau: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Tawau is reachable from 3 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €34.95 and the fastest takes 3h 57m door to door. The nearest origin is 279 km away.
How people reach Tawau
Every mode that actually calls at Tawau, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6 | €34.95 | 3h 57m | 1,802 km | 4 |
- 3Places you can arrive from
- 3Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Tawau sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Terminal Bas Tawau (Jalan Stephen Tan)
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 33% | Kota Kinabalu, 279 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 4 | 67% | Johor Bahru, 1600 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Tawau that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Tawau
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tawau
- Terminal Bas Tawau (Jalan Stephen Tan)
- Terminal Bas Sri Indah
- TWU
- Tawau Ferry Terminal
Landing at TWU after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from TWU into Tawau?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Tawau
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu to Tawau flight | €34.95 | 3h 57m | 279 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Tawau flight | €174.78 | 5h 55m | 1,802 km |
| Johor Bahru to Tawau flight | €175.37 | 5h 51m | 1,600 km |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Tawau
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Tawau
Common questions about Travel to Tawau
How can I get to Tawau?
Tawau is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 3 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Tawau?
The cheapest way into Tawau is by flight, from €34.95 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 3 origins we sell into Tawau over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Tawau?
The fastest journey into Tawau is by flight, at 3h 57m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 279 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Tawau have?
Tawau has 4 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are TWU. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Tawau in Malaysia?
Tawau connects to 3 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,802 km away in a straight line. Malaysia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Malaysia
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Tawau are the half people leave until last.
What to book in Tawau before you go
Day trips that leave Tawau in the morning and cover a good part of Malaysia by evening.
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Plan a trip from here
Tell Ori how long you have and it will chain real legs out of this city, priced and timed.