There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Sabah 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 54mRM 1,419–5,538Fly Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MAN - SDK
22h 2mRM 1,443–3,768Fly Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MAN - TWU
23h 16mRM 1,769–4,503Train, 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
23h 12mRM 1,933–3,269Train 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 2,616–7,211Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
22h 31mRM 3,340–4,841Fly 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
26h 18mRM 1,966–9,636
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 3300 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 54m and costs RM 1400 - RM 6000.
The distance between Manchester and Sabah is 11299 km.
It takes approximately 19h 54m to get from Manchester to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 5:40 AM in Manchester and 12:40 PM in Sabah.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
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 Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–10,000
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
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
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 London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–15,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–15,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,400
- 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 1,500–6,000
- 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 1,500–7,500
- 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
- 36 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 95–160
- 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 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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