By ship
To/from Tawau: Ferries link Tawau in the southeastern corner of Sabah, Malaysia with Nunukan's Tunon Taka port. Ticket costs RM65 for one way. Two departures scheduled daily at 9:00am and 14:00pm. The ferries operating are M.V. Tawindo Express, M.V. Mid East Express, M.V Labuan Express, M.V Mega Express', M.V Nunukan Express, and M.V Purnama Express,M.V Francis Express. There is a port tax of Rp. 8.000 per person collected before departure. Journey time is about one hour.
To/from other parts of Indonesia: Pelni (http://www.pelni.co.id/ho...) boats such as KM AWU,KM THALIA, KM UMSINI, KM DOBONSOLO and KM TIDAR,KM TILONGKABILA pass by Nunukan from cities in Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Sulawesi, Java and Kalimantan. Check with Pelni office in Nunukan Add: Jalan. A. Yani 11, Tel: 0556-21309, 0556-21170, Fax: 0556-21029 for ticketing and departure time tables matters.
