There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ATH - BKI
19h 40mRM 1,242–3,342Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
20h 48mRM 1,466–3,172Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 7mRM 1,492–3,007Fly 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 1,889–3,941Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ATH - LDU
27h 15mRM 1,442–3,842
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 1200 - RM 3400 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 40m and costs RM 1200 - RM 3400.
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 9:32 AM in Athens and 2:32 PM in Sabah.
There are 1215+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Qatar Airways, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- 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 1,400–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
- 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 1,400–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–2,900
- 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 1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–3,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–2,900
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 1,700–4,600
- 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 1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,300
- 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 1,200–3,100
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
- 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 35–80
- Schedules at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
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