There are 4 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)BKI - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
6h 35m₩310,263–975,929Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)BKI - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
8h 20m₩271,263–777,929Fly to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)BKI - TAE
8h 45m₩419,063–1,223,529Fly to Ulsan Airport, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ulsan Airport (USN)BKI - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
11h 31m₩301,763–951,929
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩270,000 - ₩800,000 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus which takes 6h 35m and costs ₩310,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Daegu is 3621 km.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu, including transfers.
Daegu is 1h ahead of Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 10:47 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 11:47 PM in Daegu.
There are 211+ hotels available in Daegu.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Daegu, South Korea?
Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–950,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–850,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–900,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,200,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,800,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–950,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–850,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–950,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ulsan Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–900,000
- 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
- ₩360,000–1,200,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–950,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–950,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–700,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–850,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–850,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–48,157
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩29,000–40,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩26,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–70,000
- Economy Class
- ₩48,157
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩36,641
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩8,500–12,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–18,000
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- 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
Bus operators
- 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 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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