There are 7 ways to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)USM - BKI
5h 55mRM 600–1,100Fly to Tawau Airport
cheapest- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Tawau Airport (TWU)USM - TWU
7h 47mRM 543–1,763Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)USM - SDK
7h 47mRM 593–2,002Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)USM - LDU
15h 25mRM 650–2,400Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)USM - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
11h 26mRM 986–2,443Fly to Lawas Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Lawas (LWY)USM - LWY
- Fly from Lawas Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
17h 35mRM 745–2,530Fly to Miri Airport, fly to Bakalalan Airport, fly to Lawas Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Miri Airport (MYY)USM - MYY
- Fly from Miri Airport to Bakalalan Airport
- Fly from Bakalalan Airport to Lawas Airport
- Fly from Lawas Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
12h 5mRM 784–2,012
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 600 - RM 1100 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sabah is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs RM 600 - RM 1100.
The distance between Koh Samui Airport (USM) and Sabah is 1807 km.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Koh Samui Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h and has one stopover.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Koh Samui Airport (USM). It is currently 3:52 AM in Koh Samui Airport (USM) and 4:52 AM in Sabah.
HK Express, Malindo Airways, Scoot Tigerair and two other airlines offer flights from Koh Samui Airport Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Koh Samui Airport (USM), Thailand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Bangkok Airways, and three other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,300
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Brunei International Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lawas via Singapore Changi, Miri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lawas via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lawas via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,600
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Lawas via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Miri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Miri Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Krabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Utapao, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sandakan Airport via Don Muang, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Krabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Don Muang, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Miri Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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