There are 6 ways to get from Auckland to Sabah by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
18h 2mRM 1,622–3,529Fly Auckland to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
20h 31mRM 1,546–5,559Fly Auckland to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AKL - TWU
20h 55mRM 1,872–6,094Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane WRE - BKI
22h 49mRM 1,844–6,621Fly Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane AKL - LDU
21h 22mRM 1,622–6,029Fly Auckland to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane AKL - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
22h 12mRM 1,769–4,428
Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 3600 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 2m and costs RM 1600 - RM 3600.
The distance between Auckland and Sabah is 7760 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Auckland to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 8:22 PM in Auckland and 3:22 PM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,000
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–10,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,300
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–2,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35–120
- Website
- InterCity
- 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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