There are 7 ways to get from Macau to Sabah by ferry, plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HKG - BKI
6h 27mRM 468–1,172Train, subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
- Take the subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CAN - BKI
7h 34mRM 413–620Ferry to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HKG - SDK
11h 10mRM 522–1,402Fly Macau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MFM - BKI
11h 46mRM 503–1,703Ferry to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane HKG - TWU
9h 25mRM 578–1,637Ferry to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to China Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZX - BKI
8hRM 553–1,729Train, subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
- Take the subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CAN - TWU
8h 32mRM 553–1,635
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Macau to Sabah is to train and subway and fly which costs RM 410 - RM 650 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Macau to Sabah is to ferry and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs RM 460 - RM 1200.
The distance between Macau and Sabah is 1938 km.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Macau to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Macau and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Xiamen Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–550
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–550
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,200
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,400
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,500
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,500
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,600
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Macau International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Train operators
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 26–40
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- RM 26–40
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 26–40
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- RM 26–40
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 35–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 40–65
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 35–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 40–65
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 33–37
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 54–59
- Business Class Seat
- RM 75–110
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 33–37
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 54–59
- Business Class Seat
- RM 75–110
- Phone
- (86) 020-96891
- 96891@gzmtr.com
- Website
- gzmtr.com
Subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–7
- Schedules at
- gzmtr.com
Subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–7
- Schedules at
- gzmtr.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- (852) 2859 3333
- enquiry@turbojet.com.hk
- Website
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 90–150
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 90–150
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 90–150
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to China Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 100–150
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
- Book at
- turbojet.com.hk
- Economy
- RM 100–130
- Super
- RM 210–240
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