There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Kuching by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Kuching International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane IST - KCH
16h 31mRM 1,838–5,553Fly 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
17h 26mRM 1,338–3,554Fly Istanbul to Sibu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sibu Airport (SBW)plane IST - SBW
- Take the bus from Sibu to Kuchingbus
24h 9mRM 2,103–6,117
Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3600 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs RM 1800 - RM 6000.
The distance between Istanbul and Kuching is 9248 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Istanbul to Kuching, including transfers.
Kuching is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 1:00 AM in Istanbul and 6:00 AM in Kuching.
There are 428+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kuching, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, 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 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sibu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–12,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- 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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