There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Kuching by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Kuching International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane IST - KCH
16h 15mRM 1,437–4,752Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane SAW - KCH
16h 40mRM 1,038–2,554Fly Istanbul to Sibu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sibu Airport (SBW)plane IST - SBW
- Take the bus from Sibu to Kuchingbus
24h 59mRM 1,602–5,616
Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which costs RM 1000 - RM 2600 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which takes 16h 15m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4800.
The distance between Istanbul and Kuching is 9248 km.
It takes approximately 16h 15m to get from Istanbul to Kuching, including transfers.
Kuching is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 1:53 AM in Istanbul and 6:53 AM in Kuching.
There are 1006+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kuching, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sibu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Sibu to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 60–64
- Schedules at
- expressbusmalaysia.com
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