There are 4 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
20h 22mRM 942–2,842Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
21h 15mRM 1,016–3,172Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 59mRM 1,192–3,707Fly 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 46mRM 1,494–4,540
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 900 - RM 2900 and takes 20h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which takes 20h 22m and costs RM 900 - RM 2900.
The distance between Athens and Sabah is 9820 km.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Athens to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 11:23 PM in Athens and 4:23 AM in Sabah.
There are 1257+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Qatar Airways, 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
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 950–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- 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 1,400–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
- 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 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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