There are 3 ways to get from Brisbane to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BNE - BKI
13h 45mRM 949–3,567Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BNE - TWU
15h 53mRM 1,199–3,332Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BNE - SDK
16h 33mRM 1,273–6,097
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 6500 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 45m and costs RM 950 - RM 3600.
The distance between Brisbane and Sabah is 5453 km.
It takes approximately 13h 45m to get from Brisbane to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 12:50 PM in Brisbane and 10:50 AM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and six other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Darwin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
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