There are 4 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 16mRM 763–3,513Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ADL - SDK
19h 24mRM 1,037–3,943Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ADL - TWU
18h 18mRM 1,163–4,178Fly to Lahad Datu
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Lahad Datu (LDU)plane ADL - LDU
24h 51mRM 963–4,413
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 750 - RM 3600 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 16m and costs RM 750 - RM 3600.
The distance between Adelaide and Sabah is 5125 km.
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Adelaide to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 10:27 AM in Adelaide and 8:57 AM in Sabah.
There are 283+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–7,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–7,000
- 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 1,200–4,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,500
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