How to get fromPerak to SabahBy plane, car ferry, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Perak to Sabah by plane, car ferry, or train

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Fly Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best
1. Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IPH - BKI
6h 4m
RM 360–1,100
Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest
1. Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentraltrain
2. Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
3. Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
6h 14m
RM 198–674
Car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
2. Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
6h 19m
RM 225–623
Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentraltrain
2. Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
3. Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KUL - BKI
5h 46m
RM 224–694
Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
1. Take the train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Bulohtrain
2. Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZB - BKI
5h 22m
RM 380–819
Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
1. Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentraltrain
2. Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
3. Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KUL - TWU
6h 34m
RM 284–759

Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights

18Weekly Planes

6h 38mAverage Duration

RM 365Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Perak to Sabah.

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Distance: 1,667.8 km
Duration: 6h 4m

What companies run services between Perak, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia?

Scoot Tigerair and AirAsia fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.

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Kota Kinabalu(opens in a new window), 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

RM 378

Hilton Kota Kinabalu(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

RM 399

Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

RM 496

Grandis Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

RM 342

The LUMA Hotel - A Member of Design Hotels(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

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