There are 7 ways to get from America to Sabah by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AMS - BKI
18h 14mRM 1,623–5,678Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FRA - BKI
22h 18mRM 1,252–5,705Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AMS - SDK
19h 47mRM 2,047–6,708Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tawau Airport
- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AMS - TWU
18h 26mRM 2,173–7,243Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DUS - BKI
24h 42mRM 1,546–6,285Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BRU - BKI
22h 8mRM 1,312–4,929Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane AMS - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
25h 34mRM 3,415–9,776
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 6000 and takes 22h 18m.
The fastest way to get from America to Sabah is to drive and fly which takes 18h 14m and costs RM 1600 - RM 6000.
The distance between America and Sabah is 11048 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from America to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 7h ahead of America. It is currently 8:13 AM in America and 3:13 PM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from America to Sabah. However, you can drive to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can drive to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–13,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–10,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–20,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 55–80
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 45–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- RM 45–75
- 1st Class
- RM 85–140
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 170–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- RM 170–260
- 1st Class
- RM 360–600
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- RM 35–55
- 1st Class
- RM 55–95
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- RM 45–75
- 1st Class
- RM 80–140
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 70–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- RM 70–110
- 1st Class
- RM 130–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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