There are 4 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Daegu International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane BKI - TAE
8h 45m₩379,447–1,423,983Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane BKI - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
8h 20m₩184,947–359,483Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BKI - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
6h 51m₩360,947–1,426,483Fly to Ulsan Airport, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane BKI - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
15h 11m₩263,947–952,483
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩180,000 - ₩360,000 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs ₩360,000 - ₩1500,000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Daegu is 3587 km.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu, including transfers.
Daegu is 1h ahead of Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 10:08 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 11:08 PM in Daegu.
There are 104+ hotels available in Daegu.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Daegu, South Korea?
Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–3,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–2,000,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–2,200,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,400,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–950,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–2,200,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–2,400,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–2,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–240,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–800,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩29,000–40,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–80,000
- Economy Class
- ₩54,422
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩11,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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