There are 6 ways to get from London to Sabah by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)LHR - BKI
18h 51mRM 2,158–4,945Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)LGW - BKI
20h 17mRM 1,375–4,040Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)LHR - SDK
18h 53mRM 1,982–5,175Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)LHR - TWU
20h 48mRM 2,308–5,710Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)LHR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
25h 7mRM 1,951–3,744Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)LGW - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbang
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
26h 8mRM 2,268–5,739
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 4100 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs RM 2100 - RM 5000.
The distance between London and Sabah is 11286 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from London to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 8:04 PM in London and 4:04 AM in Sabah.
There are 1288+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between London, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and six other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–16,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–16,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 75–130
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 138–140
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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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