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Tanjung Aru
Suburb of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia

Tanjung Aru

Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia.

Plan a trip to Tanjung Aru→From Bandar Seri Begawan

Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers. This beach has a lot of Casuarina equisetifolia trees (aru) there naming this town.

How locals move

Getting around Tanjung Aru the local way

  • Get inTerminal 1 serves full-service airlines such as Malaysia Airlines, Asiana Airlines, while Terminal 2 serves air cargo, a tourist helicopter service, and charter flights.
  • Get inYou can also catch buses/minibuses doing the shorter run to Ranau.
  • Get inMinibuses leave once full from Terminal Bas Bandaran Berjaya (Updated August 2022).
  • Get inYou can also make the journey by minivans but you may have to change at Beaufort or even at Papar and Sipitang.
  • Get inCatch them from the minivan station opposite Wawasan Plaza.
  • Get inAgain, you can do this do this by minivans throughout the day, although they are more frequent in the morning.
  • Get inYou may also have to change at Papar if you cannot get a direct minivan.
  • Get inMultiple bus companies operate express buses between KK and Menumbok where there are ferries to Labuan.

From Wikivoyage: Kota Kinabalu, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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