There are 6 ways to get from Sabah to Istanbul by plane
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul (IST)plane BKI - IST
15h 41m₺11,000–60,000Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul (IST)plane SDK - IST
16h 44m₺11,279–70,330Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul (IST)plane TWU - IST
15h 54m₺21,602–85,712Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SDK - SAW
21h 12m₺13,292–46,351Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TWU - SAW
21h 37m₺17,615–60,733Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BKI - SAW
16h 24m₺11,644–38,809
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which costs 11.000 ₺ - 39.000 ₺ and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which takes 15h 41m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
The distance between Sabah and Istanbul is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Sabah to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Sabah. It is currently 7:15 AM in Sabah and 2:15 AM in Istanbul.
There are 3041+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–85,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–80,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–85,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–80,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–70,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–60,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–65,000
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