There are 5 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)plane BXU - BKI
5h 7mRM 311–1,313Fly Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BXU - SDK
16h 35mRM 365–1,443Fly Butuan Airport 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 12mRM 513–1,712Fly Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Butuan Airport (BXU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BXU - TWU
8h 40mRM 401–1,478Bus to Laguindingan International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Butuan to Agora, Cagayan de Orobus
- Fly from Laguindingan International Airport (CGY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CGY - BKI
13h 54mRM 390–1,583
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 310 - RM 1400 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Butuan to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs RM 310 - RM 1400.
The distance between Butuan and Sabah is 1101 km.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Butuan to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1285+ 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
- airasia.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,400
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,300
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,400
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 340–1,400
Flights from Butuan Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,400
- 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 300–1,300
Flights from Butuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,300
Flights from Laguindingan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,500
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 350–1,500
- 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 430–1,300
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- 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 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- 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 410–1,600
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Butuan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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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