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)plane LHR - BKI
18h 4mRM 2,056–4,373Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGW - BKI
20h 43mRM 1,676–4,461Fly London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LCY - BKI
23h 9mRM 2,512–8,517Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
19h 47mRM 2,080–5,703Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LHR - TWU
21h 6mRM 2,506–6,238Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane LHR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
22h 3mRM 2,308–4,472
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 2000 - RM 6000 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs RM 2000 - RM 4400.
The distance between London and Sabah is 11286 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from London to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 11:28 PM in London and 6:28 AM in Sabah.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between London, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–17,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–22,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Frankfurt, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–4,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 75–160
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 100–170
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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