There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
16h 45mRM 2,022–2,628Fly to Tawau Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AKL - TWU
20h 3mRM 1,272–4,693Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
18h 48mRM 1,346–4,858Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane AKL - LDU
20h 55mRM 1,822–6,528Fly 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
21h 22mRM 1,415–4,327
Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 2000 - RM 2700 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs RM 2000 - RM 2700.
The distance between Auckland and Sabah is 7759 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Auckland to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 8:47 PM in Auckland and 3:47 PM in Sabah.
There are 1287+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and six other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–10,000
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Melbourne, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,000
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–11,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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