There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to Cotabato by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane BKI - CBO
12h 4m₱4,933–20,727Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane BKI - CGY
- Take the bus from Bulua, Cagayan de Oro to Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabatobus
17h 13m₱4,616–19,469Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian, taxi
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Pagadian (PAG)plane BKI - PAG
- Take the taxi from Pagadian (PAG) to Cotabatotaxi
13h 40m₱7,073–22,854Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ozamiz City Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)plane BKI - OZC
- Take the taxi from Ozamiz City Airport (OZC) to Cotabatotaxi
13h 18m₱8,041–25,961Bus, drive to Brunei International Airport, fly to Awang Airport
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane BWN - CBO
16h 37m₱10,557–32,687
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Cotabato is to fly and bus which costs ₱4,600 - ₱20,000 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Cotabato is to fly which takes 12h 4m and costs ₱4,900 - ₱21,000.
The distance between Sabah and Cotabato is 922 km.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Sabah to Cotabato, including transfers.
There are six+ hotels available in Cotabato.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Cotabato, Philippines?
AirAsia Philippines, Philippine Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO) once daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–21,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–21,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–20,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ozamiz City Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–23,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ozamiz City Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–22,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Awang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–32,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Awang Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–32,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,100–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–18,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,400–20,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,500–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ozamiz City Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–22,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,100–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,000–18,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,500–20,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ozamiz City Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱5,000–23,000
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bulua, Cagayan de Oro to Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱390–850
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,187
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Estimated price
- ₱2,600–3,600
Ozamiz Budget Rent A Car
- Phone
- 0919 562 5249
- Website
- facebook.com
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