There are 6 ways to get from Sabah to Istanbul by plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane BKI - IST
16h 41m₺17,378–55,321Fly 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
17h 3m₺20,022–46,184Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane SDK - IST
17h 9m₺21,397–75,454Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane TWU - IST
17h 49m₺21,758–70,881Fly Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SDK - SAW
22h 37m₺19,400–45,477Fly Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TWU - SAW
21h 6m₺21,761–60,904
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which costs 19.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺ and takes 22h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs 17.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
The distance between Sabah and Istanbul is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Sabah to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Sabah. It is currently 2:03 PM in Sabah and 9:03 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4261+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–85,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–47,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–50,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–45,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–45,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–60,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–85,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–55,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–90,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–47,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–45,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–45,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–60,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Istanbul Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–120,000
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