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
10h 48mRM 561–1,215Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PER - SDK
12h 31mRM 735–2,345Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PER - TWU
13h 30mRM 811–2,580Fly 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
17h 39mRM 909–262,426
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 550 - RM 1300 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Sabah is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs RM 550 - RM 1300.
The distance between Perth and Sabah is 4224 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Perth to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1276+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–5,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
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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