There are 7 ways to get from India to Sabah by plane
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAA - BKI
10h 37mRM 422–1,602Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CCU - BKI
10h 15mRM 506–2,037Fly Chennai International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MAA - SDK
10h 30mRM 526–1,932Fly Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BLR - BKI
11h 7mRM 503–1,910Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CCU - SDK
11h 3mRM 630–2,267Fly Chennai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MAA - TWU
11h 4mRM 652–2,367Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CCU - TWU
12h 27mRM 756–2,702
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 420 - RM 1600 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from India to Sabah is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs RM 500 - RM 2100.
The distance between India and Sabah is 4029 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from India to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 30m ahead of India. It is currently 1:35 AM in India and 4:05 AM in Sabah.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between India and Sabah, Malaysia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–3,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–3,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,600
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,800
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–3,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,600
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,600
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–4,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,900
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