How to get fromMiami to Sabahby plane, train, car or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Miami to Sabah by plane, train, car, or bus

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Fly Miami International Airport to Tawau Airport
best
1. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MIA - TWU
31h 40m
RM 3,250–10,065
Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane FLL - SDK
33h 58m
RM 937–3,750
Fly Miami International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MIA - BKI
32h 33m
RM 1,700–4,900
Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FLL - BKI
42h 30m
RM 1,513–4,420
Train to Palm Beach International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Take the train from Metrorail Transfer Station to West Palm Beach Stationtrain
2. Fly from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PBI - BKI
31h 2m
RM 2,228–8,548
Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tawau Airport
1. Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane FLL - TWU
40h 6m
RM 1,963–6,585
Fly Miami International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
1. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane MIA - BWN
2. Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
3. Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
36h 42m
RM 3,192–7,098

Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights

10Weekly Planes

29h 35mAverage Duration

RM 3,279Cheapest Price

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Distance: 16,156.3 km
Duration: 31h 40m

What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?

Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tawau Airport (TWU) once daily.

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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia(opens in a new window)

Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Tuaran districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725. The 2020 Census revealed an increase in the municipal population to 500,421, while the wider area including the Penampang and Putatan districts had a population of 731,406.

Things to do in Kota Kinabalu

Sabah Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Sabah Museum (Malay: Muzium Sabah) is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 ha of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital. The complex contains not only the museum proper, but also an ethnobotanic garden, a zoo and a heritage village. The main building also houses the Sabah art gallery. Other galleries cover Islamic civilisation, archaeology and history, natural History, and ceramics and Brassware. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, conserve and document ethnographic, archaeological, historical, numismatic, art-historical, botanical, zoological and mineralogical collections from throughout the state, and to conduct research on important and interesting aspects of Sabah's history, culture, and social and natural history.

Manukan Island(Opens in a new window)

Manukan Island (Malay: Pulau Manukan) is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia's first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat.

The Green Connection(Opens in a new window)

The Green Connection is an aquarium and science discovery centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The Green Connection opened in May 2010 and is located just outside down-town Kota Kinabalu in the North west corner of the island of Borneo.

Atkinson Clock Tower(Opens in a new window)

The Atkinson Clock Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.

Places to stay in Kota Kinabalu

Marina Court Luxury Penthouse(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Hilton Kota Kinabalu(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

The Magellan Sutera Resort(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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