There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Sabah by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ORD - BKI
24h 58mRM 1,510–6,520Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MDW - BKI
26h 21mRM 2,210–8,520Train to South Bend, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SBN - BKI
30h 12mRM 2,853–11,057Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ORD - SDK
33h 11mRM 1,734–5,550Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ORD - TWU
29h 10mRM 1,960–8,085Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane ORD - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
36h 22mRM 2,562–8,619Train to Detroit, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DTW - BKI
30h 31mRM 1,922–7,181
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1700 - RM 6000 and takes 33h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sabah is to fly which takes 24h 58m and costs RM 1500 - RM 6500.
The distance between Chicago and Sabah is 14190 km.
It takes approximately 24h 58m to get from Chicago to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:58 AM in Chicago and 9:58 PM in Sabah.
There are 1254+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
Korean Air, Jin Air, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–12,000
Flights from Detroit to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–22,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Detroit to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–33,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–34,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from South Bend to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Detroit to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–20,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–12,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 53–58
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 53–58
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–700
- 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 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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