There are 3 ways to get from Sabah to Medan by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane BKI - KNO
8h 30mRp 1,239,362–4,635,685Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane SDK - KNO
9h 19mRp 1,649,204–6,194,060Fly 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 53mRp 1,875,329–6,343,116
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 which costs Rp1200000 - Rp4700000 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Medan is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs Rp1200000 - Rp4700000.
The distance between Sabah and Medan is 1960 km.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Sabah to Medan, including transfers.
Medan is 1h behind Sabah. It is currently 9:04 AM in Sabah and 8:04 AM in Medan.
There are 489+ hotels available in Medan.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Medan, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) every 4 hours.
- 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 1,200,000–4,600,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–6,000,000
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 1,500,000–6,000,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–6,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,600,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–6,000,000
- 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 2,100,000–8,500,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–9,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–9,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–5,000,000
- 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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