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 46m₺10,000–36,000Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul (IST)plane SDK - IST
18h 29m₺12,280–41,331Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul (IST)plane TWU - IST
17h 9m₺13,603–45,712Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SDK - SAW
19h 41m₺13,293–39,352Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TWU - SAW
21h 36m₺12,616–35,733Fly 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 23m₺11,679–33,188
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 ₺ - 34.000 ₺ and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which takes 15h 46m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺.
The distance between Sabah and Istanbul is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from Sabah to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Sabah. It is currently 10:48 PM in Sabah and 5:48 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4386+ 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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–44,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–44,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–35,000
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
- ₺11,000–34,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–39,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
- Website
- iraqiairways.com.iq
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Baghdad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Baghdad
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–50,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Baghdad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–50,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
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