There are 5 ways to get from Cairo to Sabah by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CAI - BKI
18h 55mRM 1,402–3,402Fly Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CAI - SDK
20h 18mRM 1,326–3,232Fly Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CAI - TWU
18h 52mRM 1,552–3,667Train to Alexandria, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ALY - BKI
23hRM 2,407–7,131Fly Cairo International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane CAI - LDU
26h 35mRM 1,802–5,502
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3300 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 52m and costs RM 1500 - RM 3700.
The distance between Cairo and Sabah is 9199 km.
It takes approximately 18h 55m to get from Cairo to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 6h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 7:34 PM in Cairo and 1:34 AM in Sabah.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Sabah, Malaysia?
Egyptair, AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Alexandria to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
Flights from Alexandria to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Medina, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,600
Flights from Alexandria to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Muscat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Muscat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Muscat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,600
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Muscat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,900
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–6,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 4–130
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- RM 70–130
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