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
20h 2mRM 941–2,641Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
19h 35mRM 1,015–2,671Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 29mRM 1,291–3,706Fly 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
25h 1mRM 1,533–4,139
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 2700 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 35m and costs RM 1000 - RM 2700.
The distance between Athens and Sabah is 9820 km.
It takes approximately 20h 2m to get from Athens to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:34 AM in Athens and 6:34 AM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
- 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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