There are 5 ways to get from Canada to Sabah by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane YVR - BKI
21hRM 1,012–3,417Fly Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane YVR - SDK
23h 53mRM 1,036–3,547Fly Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane YVR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
29h 24mRM 2,504–4,515Fly Vancouver International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane YVR - TWU
23h 37mRM 1,562–6,582Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SEA - BKI
27h 16mRM 1,374–5,357
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canada to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1000 - RM 3500 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Canada to Sabah is to fly which takes 21h and costs RM 1000 - RM 3500.
The distance between Canada and Sabah is 11661 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Canada to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Canada and Sabah, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and seven other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,300
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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