There are 6 ways to get from London to Sabah by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGW - BKI
22h 42mRM 1,573–2,659Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LHR - TWU
25h 46mRM 1,403–8,233Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
18h 29mRM 2,153–4,768Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
18h 52mRM 2,977–4,298Fly 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
25h 3mRM 2,605–9,766Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane LGW - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
26h 41mRM 2,525–6,757
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 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 1500 - RM 2700 and takes 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 29m and costs RM 2100 - RM 4800.
The distance between London and Sabah is 11302 km.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from London to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 11:23 PM in London and 7:23 AM in Sabah.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between London, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, 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 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–12,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
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 1,300–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
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
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,000
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 2,400–8,500
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 2,500–16,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–3,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,000
- 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 1,200–4,500
- 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 1,500–5,500
- Website
- chongqingairlines.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–3,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
- 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 70–150
- 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 100–160
- 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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