There are 4 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 1,342–3,142Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
20h 48mRM 1,366–3,072Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 7mRM 1,492–4,207Fly 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
27h 44mRM 1,789–4,141
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3200 and takes 19h 40m.
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 8:30 PM in Athens and 1:30 AM in Sabah.
There are 1132+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Juneyao Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,300
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
- 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 1,800–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,100
- 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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