There are 3 ways to get from Adelaide to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ADL - BKI
13h 36mRM 713–2,913Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ADL - TWU
16h 38mRM 1,163–3,078Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ADL - SDK
15h 4mRM 937–2,543
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 900 - RM 2600 and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs RM 700 - RM 3000.
The distance between Adelaide and Sabah is 5125 km.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Adelaide to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 1:10 AM in Adelaide and 10:40 PM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and seven other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Darwin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
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