There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Sabah by plane, car, 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 Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IST - BKI
17h 7mRM 1,207–4,107Fly Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane IST - SDK
20h 45mRM 1,631–5,537Fly Istanbul Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IST - TWU
17h 59mRM 1,857–6,572Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SAW - BKI
17h 12mRM 1,308–3,109Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SAW - SDK
20hRM 1,332–3,039Fly Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane IST - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
23h 16mRM 2,171–7,132
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3100 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sabah is to fly which takes 17h 7m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4200.
The distance between Istanbul and Sabah is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 17h 7m to get from Istanbul to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 10:55 PM in Istanbul and 3:55 AM in Sabah.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sabah, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–12,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- easybook.com
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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