There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Sabah by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FRA - BKI
21h 9mRM 1,742–7,358Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MUC - BKI
25h 3mRM 2,194–7,364Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane FRA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
26h 4mRM 2,789–8,956Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane FRA - SDK
24h 17mRM 2,166–7,388Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane FRA - TWU
22h 2mRM 1,992–8,423Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PAD - BKI
29h 42mRM 2,931–9,817
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 1700 - RM 7500 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Sabah is to train and fly which takes 21h 9m and costs RM 1700 - RM 7500.
The distance between Europe and Sabah is 10914 km.
It takes approximately 21h 9m to get from Europe to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 6h ahead of Europe. It is currently 12:21 AM in Europe and 6:21 AM in Sabah.
There are 283+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Europe and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Sabah. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Würzburg Hbf, take the train to München Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI).
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–14,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–12,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–20,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–20,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,500
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–13,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–20,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,500
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–12,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–8,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–12,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–20,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 230–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 140–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 130–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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