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Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best
1. Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BTH - BKI
4h 51m
RM 482–726
Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
2. Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
6h 45m
RM 278–812
Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport
1. Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BTH - SDK
6h 19m
RM 596–2,256
Fly Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport
1. Fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BTH - TWU
6h 4m
RM 572–2,091
Ferry to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Tanah Merahferry
2. Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
6h 12m
RM 306–867
Ferry to Senai International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
1. Take the ferry from Batam Centre to Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahruferry
2. Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JHB - TWU
7h 27m
RM 448–877

Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights

17Weekly Planes

4h 51mAverage Duration

RM 457Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Batam to Sabah.

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Distance: 1,444.8 km
Duration: 4h 51m

What companies run services between Batam, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?

Malindo Airways, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.

Airlines

Website: airasia.com

Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 4h 35m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 450–1,800

Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 7h 27m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 550–2,200

Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 8h 5m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 550–2,200

Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 6h 22m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 500–2,000

Flights from Hang Nadim International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 7h 10m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 500–2,200

Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 2h 20m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 170–650

Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sibu

Ave. Duration: 3h 15m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 170–650

Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 4h 28m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 170–650

Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching

Ave. Duration: 4h 50m
When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: RM 170–650

Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport

Ave. Duration: 4h 55m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: RM 170–650

Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 2h 20m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 190–700

Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching

Ave. Duration: 4h 20m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 190–700

Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 4h 57m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 190–700

Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport

Ave. Duration: 2h 35m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: RM 290–700

Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 4h 46m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 290–700

Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 4h 57m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 290–700

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Kota Kinabalu(opens in a new window), Malaysia(opens in a new window)

Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Tuaran districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725. The 2020 Census revealed an increase in the municipal population to 500,421, while the wider area including the Penampang and Putatan districts had a population of 731,406.

Things to do in Kota Kinabalu

Sabah Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Sabah Museum (Malay: Muzium Sabah) is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 ha of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital. The complex contains not only the museum proper, but also an ethnobotanic garden, a zoo and a heritage village. The main building also houses the Sabah art gallery. Other galleries cover Islamic civilisation, archaeology and history, natural History, and ceramics and Brassware. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, conserve and document ethnographic, archaeological, historical, numismatic, art-historical, botanical, zoological and mineralogical collections from throughout the state, and to conduct research on important and interesting aspects of Sabah's history, culture, and social and natural history.

Manukan Island(Opens in a new window)

Manukan Island (Malay: Pulau Manukan) is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia's first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat.

The Green Connection(Opens in a new window)

The Green Connection is an aquarium and science discovery centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The Green Connection opened in May 2010 and is located just outside down-town Kota Kinabalu in the North west corner of the island of Borneo.

Atkinson Clock Tower(Opens in a new window)

The Atkinson Clock Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.

Places to stay in Kota Kinabalu

Marina Court Luxury Penthouse(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Hilton Kota Kinabalu(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

The Magellan Sutera Resort(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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