There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAN - BKI
19h 20mRM 1,742–3,225Train to Newcastle, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NCL - BKI
27h 23mRM 1,183–4,092Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGW - BKI
22h 44mRM 1,943–3,563Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
21h 39mRM 2,420–5,196Fly Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane MAN - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
25h 38mRM 2,414–14,198
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1700 - RM 3300 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 19h 20m and costs RM 1700 - RM 3300.
The distance between Manchester and Kota Kinabalu is 11306 km.
It takes approximately 19h 20m to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:06 PM in Manchester and 10:06 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
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 1,500–9,500
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 1,700–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
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 1,400–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
- 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 1,400–6,000
- 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 1,600–3,600
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,700
- 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 1,600–5,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 360–900
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- RM 360–500
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- RM 650–900
- 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 50–75
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- RM 50–75
- 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 80–120
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 140–350
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- RM 140–210
- 1st Class
- RM 290–350
- 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 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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