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Fly Miami International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best
1. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MIA - BKI
28h 13m
RM 2,500–8,000
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 55m
RM 1,337–3,650
Fly Miami International Airport to Tawau Airport
1. Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MIA - TWU
31h 40m
RM 2,650–8,065
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
41h 58m
RM 1,413–4,320
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 12m
RM 2,428–9,048
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
38h 36m
RM 1,363–3,785
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 2,092–4,798

Miami International Airport (MIA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights

19Weekly Planes

29h 22mAverage Duration

RM 2,318Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Miami to Sabah.

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Distance: 16,073.7 km
Duration: 28h 13m

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

Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.

Airlines

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Flights from Miami International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat

Ave. Duration: 32h 20m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Estimated price: RM 2,500–8,000

Flights from Miami International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur

Ave. Duration: 29h 55m
When: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Estimated price: RM 3,000–9,000

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via New York JFK, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 35h 14m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 1,600–4,800

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 31h 45m
When: Tuesday and Wednesday
Estimated price: RM 1,600–4,800

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 33h 19m
When: Monday and Wednesday
Estimated price: RM 1,300–3,600

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 34h 45m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 1,600–4,800

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 35h 15m
When: Saturday
Estimated price: RM 1,200–4,100

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Sandakan Airport via New York JFK, Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport

Ave. Duration: 35h 40m
When: Friday
Estimated price: RM 1,200–4,100

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan

Ave. Duration: 44h 12m
When: Every day
Estimated price: RM 1,400–5,500

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Vancouver, Hong Kong

Ave. Duration: 41h 25m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: RM 1,500–5,000

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tawau Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong

Ave. Duration: 35h 57m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Estimated price: RM 1,300–5,500

Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tawau Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong

Ave. Duration: 36h 20m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Estimated price: RM 1,300–5,500

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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)

8.3Very 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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