There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ATH - BKI
19h 40mRM 1,341–3,141Fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
20h 13mRM 1,265–2,971Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 32mRM 1,391–3,906Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane ATH - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
24h 59mRM 1,788–4,240Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ATH - LDU
27h 35mRM 1,341–3,241
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 3000 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 40m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3200.
The distance between Athens and Sabah is 9819 km.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Athens to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:15 PM in Athens and 12:15 AM in Sabah.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,800
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,800
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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