There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Sabah by plane or train
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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
23h 9mRM 1,120–6,038Fly Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MAN - TWU
22h 1mRM 1,870–7,603Fly Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MAN - SDK
23h 2mRM 1,444–3,968Train, 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
24h 53mRM 1,933–3,361Train 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 43mRM 2,617–7,209
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 1900 - RM 3400 and takes 24h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sabah is to train and fly which takes 21h 43m and costs RM 2600 - RM 7500.
The distance between Manchester and Sabah is 11299 km.
It takes approximately 23h 9m to get from Manchester to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:41 PM in Manchester and 9:41 PM in Sabah.
There are 1242+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and seven other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Beijing Capital, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–4,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- chongqingairlines.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–4,100
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 350–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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/
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