There are 3 ways to get from Darwin to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DRW - BKI
12h 9mRM 650–1,500Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DRW - SDK
16h 47mRM 924–2,630Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane DRW - TWU
14h 17mRM 950–2,665
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 650 - RM 1500 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Sabah is to fly which takes 12h 9m and costs RM 650 - RM 1500.
The distance between Darwin and Sabah is 2635 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Darwin to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 10:03 PM in Darwin and 8:33 PM in Sabah.
There are 1285+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
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