There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Medan by plane or train
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport, train
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane BKI - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
8h 15mRp 1,313,483–4,679,646Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane SDK - KNO
9h 19mRp 1,645,810–5,690,049Fly from Tawau Airport, train
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane TWU - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
8h 58mRp 1,668,015–5,334,472
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Medan is to fly and train which costs Rp1300000 - Rp4700000 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Medan is to fly and train which takes 8h 15m and costs Rp1300000 - Rp4700000.
The distance between Sabah and Medan is 1960 km.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Sabah to Medan, including transfers.
Medan is 1h behind Sabah. It is currently 3:13 AM in Sabah and 2:13 AM in Medan.
There are 496+ hotels available in Medan.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Medan, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Indonesia AirAsia fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuching, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Sibu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–7,500,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–7,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–7,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–8,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–4,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–4,900,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,000,000
- info@railink.co.id
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 40,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- railink.co.id
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