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Sabah by boat
Sabah by boat
You can enter Sabah by boat from the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, Zamboanga in the southern Philippine, and from Nunukan in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. However, there are no passenger boat services between Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
To/from Labuan: Passenger boats depart Labuan for Kota Kinabalu and Sipitang while vehicular ferries operate between Labuan and Menumbok in the southern part of Sabah. See the individual city pages for ferry details. Labuan is where you have to change boats if you hope to travel between Brunei and Kota Kinabalu. See the Kota Kinabalu to Brunei in a day page tails.
To/from Zamboanga: Boats run between Zamboanga in Mindanao in the Philippines and Sandakan.
To/from Nunukan: At least one ferry daily between Nunukan in East Kalimantan and Tawau.
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