There are 6 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 14mRM 1,822–3,201Fly Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MAN - SDK
21h 32mRM 1,446–4,031Fly Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MAN - TWU
22h 26mRM 1,772–5,666Train, 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 37mRM 1,925–3,541Train 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 31mRM 2,503–5,175Fly 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 2,514–14,199
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 3200 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 14m and costs RM 1800 - RM 3200.
The distance between Manchester and Sabah is 11299 km.
It takes approximately 19h 14m to get from Manchester to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:08 PM in Manchester and 6:08 AM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ 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) 3 times a day.
- 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 Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
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 London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- 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
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- 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 2,400–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,900
- 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
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
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 1,400–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- 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 1,200–3,700
- 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 1,600–3,700
- 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 1,600–5,500
- 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 360–950
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- RM 360–500
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- RM 650–950
- 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
- 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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