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
16h 26m₺8,000–30,000Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul (IST)plane SDK - IST
18h 29m₺9,784–36,335Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul (IST)plane TWU - IST
17h 9m₺15,611–50,722Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SDK - SAW
19h 37m₺13,297–39,356Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TWU - SAW
20h 2m₺14,624–42,743Fly 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₺10,995–32,426
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which costs 8.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺ and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 24m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
The distance between Sabah and Istanbul is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Sabah to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Sabah. It is currently 12:46 PM in Sabah and 7:46 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two 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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–39,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–42,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
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
- ₺11,000–36,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 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 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–42,000
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
- ₺11,000–33,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–36,000
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