There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IST - BKI
16h 52mRM 750–4,200Fly Istanbul to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane IST - SDK
17h 30mRM 1,312–4,825Fly Istanbul to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IST - TWU
17h 24mRM 1,588–5,789Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SAW - SDK
18h 10mRM 975–3,132Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SAW - TWU
17h 50mRM 1,151–3,767Fly 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 22mRM 801–2,802Fly Istanbul to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (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 1,777–6,519
Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 800 - RM 2800 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sabah is to fly which takes 16h 52m and costs RM 750 - RM 4200.
The distance between Istanbul and Sabah is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Istanbul to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 8:13 AM in Istanbul and 1:13 PM in Sabah.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sabah, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malindo Airways, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,800
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,100
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,800
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,100
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Bus operators
- 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 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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