There are 4 ways to get from Japan to Sabah by plane
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Fly from Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FUK - BKI
9h 38mRM 706–1,106Fly from Kobe
cheapest- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane UKB - BKI
14h 38mRM 605–2,006Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NGO - BKI
11h 29mRM 670–1,824Fly from Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HND - BKI
10h 54mRM 714–1,920
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 700 - RM 1200 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Sabah is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs RM 700 - RM 1200.
The distance between Japan and Sabah is 3421 km.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Japan to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 11:12 PM in Japan and 10:12 PM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Japan and Sabah, Malaysia?
Air Busan, HK Express, and seven other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,900
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–6,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–5,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
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