There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CMB - BKI
7h 41mRM 965–3,336Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CMB - SDK
8h 14mRM 1,089–3,666Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CMB - TWU
8h 19mRM 1,265–4,301
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 950 - RM 3400 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs RM 950 - RM 3400.
The distance between Colombo and Sabah is 4029 km.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Colombo to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 6:35 PM in Colombo and 9:05 PM in Sabah.
There are 283+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–8,000
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