There are 4 ways to get from Perth to Sabah by plane or ferry
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PER - BKI
11h 43mRM 461–1,215Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PER - SDK
12h 21mRM 835–2,945Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PER - TWU
13h 40mRM 961–3,480Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PER - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
18h 54mRM 859–262,426
Perth Airport (PER) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 460 - RM 1300 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Sabah is to fly which takes 11h 43m and costs RM 460 - RM 1300.
The distance between Perth and Sabah is 4224 km.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Perth to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1248+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–6,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,400
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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