There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PDX - BKI
25h 36mRM 1,831–7,036Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SEA - BKI
24h 42mRM 1,391–5,277Fly Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane PDX - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
37h 4mRM 2,863–11,110Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane YVR - BKI
28h 31mRM 1,420–4,765Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EUG - BKI
30h 24mRM 1,991–6,487Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane SEA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
34h 55mRM 2,923–5,951
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which costs RM 1400 - RM 4800 and takes 28h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which takes 24h 42m and costs RM 1300 - RM 5500.
The distance between Portland and Kota Kinabalu is 11896 km.
It takes approximately 25h 36m to get from Portland to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 15h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:27 AM in Portland and 10:27 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–12,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–12,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–13,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–9,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–14,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–10,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–12,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–5,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 150–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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