There are 6 ways to get from Butuan to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)BXU - BKI
5h 9mRM 391–1,513Fly Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)BXU - LDU
18h 54mRM 561–2,113Fly Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)BXU - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
11h 36mRM 534–1,912Fly Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)BXU - SDK
7h 37mRM 475–1,743Fly Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)BXU - TWU
8h 41mRM 471–1,678Bus to Laguindingan International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Fly from Laguindingan International Airport (CGY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)CGY - BKI
14h 39mRM 440–1,683
Butuan Airport (BXU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butuan to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 390 - RM 1600 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Butuan to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs RM 390 - RM 1600.
The distance between Butuan and Sabah is 1101 km.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Butuan to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1303+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Butuan, Philippines and Sabah, Malaysia?
Cebu Pacific, AirAsia Philippines, and two other airlines fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,600
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,600
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,400
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,700
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,700
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,600
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,500
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,800
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- 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
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Oro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 25–70
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
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