There are 5 ways to get from Japan to Sabah by plane
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FUK - BKI
9h 13mRM 426–1,606Fly Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane FUK - SDK
12h 56mRM 500–1,836Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NGO - BKI
11h 29mRM 480–1,824Fly Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane UKB - BKI
13h 58mRM 555–2,106Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HND - BKI
11h 44mRM 1,614–5,520
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 420 - RM 1700 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Sabah is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs RM 420 - RM 1700.
The distance between Japan and Sabah is 3421 km.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Japan to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 11:29 PM in Japan and 10:29 PM in Sabah.
There are 282+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Japan and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,700
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–4,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport via Gimhae, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,800
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–5,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Okinawa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,600
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,100
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–8,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kobe to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Okinawa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
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