There are 5 ways to get from Butuan to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BXU - BKI
4h 52mRM 611–1,613Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane BXU - LDU
18h 47mRM 711–1,813Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BXU - SDK
7h 30mRM 685–1,743Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane BXU - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
11h 22mRM 1,025–2,938Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BXU - TWU
7h 15mRM 811–2,078
Butuan Airport (BXU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Butuan to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 600 - RM 1700 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Butuan to Sabah is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs RM 600 - RM 1700.
The distance between Butuan and Sabah is 1101 km.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Butuan to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1123+ 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,700
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,700
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,800
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
Flights from Butuan Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,800
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,600
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,600
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,800
- 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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