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 16mRM 1,213–3,013Fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ADL - SDK
15h 24mRM 987–3,443Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ADL - TWU
16h 28mRM 1,163–3,178
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 1200 - RM 3100 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 16m and costs RM 1200 - RM 3100.
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 5:20 AM in Adelaide and 3:50 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 seven other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
- 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 1,100–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–4,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
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