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Traveling between our two incredible dive destinations in Borneo (Malaysia and Indonesia) is a breeze! This is why it is such an ideal package to visit two amazing places within a certain time limit.
Tarakan operates daily flights from Jakarta and three weekly flights from Tawau, Malaysia. Your flight would need to land by 11:30am if you’d like to reach Derawan on the same day. We run a two weekly transfer boast between Tarakan and our resort on Derawan on Mondays and Thursdays at 12.30pm which is between 2-3 hrs, if you are wanting to transfer on a day other than a Monday or Thursdays then we can help arrange a charter boat or an alternative route which would be a little longer.
There are daily flights from various airports throughout Indonesia, with the majority of them connecting in Balikpapan. To arrive in Derawan on the same day, your flight must arrive in Berau by 2p.m. Transfers from Berau airport to our resort on Derawan are available every day of the week and take approximately 3 – 3.5 hours.
There are several daily flights from KL to Tawau (with either MAS or Air Asia), from here you can either do a package with Scuba Junkie Sipadan and get a transfer to Mabul island or transfer directly to Tarakan. You can also fly from KL to Jakarta, where you can change to Berau for an alternate route direct to Scuba Junkie Sangalaki.
If you’re coming in from Scuba Junkie Sipadan then you would transfer to Tawau airport (TWU) and then take the short 30 minute MAS Wings flight to Tarakan.
The flight departs on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and on Mondays and Thursdays we have a transfer service between Tarakan and Derawan. If you’re diving with SJ Sipadan before your trip to SJ Sangalaki your Sipadan / Mabul package should end on a Sunday, and then you will need to stay one night in Semporna. Check out more details of the combo trip here.
The MAS Wings flight arrives at 11:10 a.m. From Tarakan airport, a driver will be waiting for you, and you will take a short transfer to Tarakan port, where you will board the transfer boat. The boat ride from Tarakan to Derawan takes 2.5-3 hours, depending on the conditions.
There are also routes available from our other Indonesian resorts; more information on these can be found here.
Please keep in mind that all of the information below was correct prior to Covid-19. Flight itineraries are changing rapidly around the world, so we recommend that you double-check with the airlines directly for the most up-to-date information, or send our booking team an email and we will be happy to give you some friendly advice.
We can’t wait to welcome you to Scuba Junkie Sangalaki for an unforgettable dive experience. We know it can be difficult to find the best flight options, so please contact us if you have any questions or issues finding flights, and we will be more than happy to assist you in finding the most convenient route.
