There are 4 ways to get from Kathmandu to Sabah by plane or taxi
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Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KTM - BKI
10h 29mRM 700–2,100Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KTM - SDK
11h 8mRM 786–2,972Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KTM - TWU
11h 12mRM 952–2,633Taxi to Simara Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIF - BKI
12h 12mRM 1,000–2,413
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 700 - RM 2100 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sabah is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs RM 700 - RM 2100.
The distance between Kathmandu and Sabah is 4050 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Kathmandu to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 1:38 PM in Kathmandu and 3:53 PM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,600
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–4,800
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,600
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- RM 350–420
Impala Travel Service
- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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