There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BKI - DXB
11h 7mAED 771–2,081Fly Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane TWU - DXB
11h 55mAED 1,056–2,969Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane BKI - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
13h 24mAED 834–2,185
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 750 - AED 2100 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which takes 11h 7m and costs AED 750 - AED 2100.
The distance between Sabah and Dubai is 6800 km.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Sabah to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h behind Sabah. It is currently 6:14 AM in Sabah and 2:14 AM in Dubai.
There are 19782+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Malindo Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,200
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,300
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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