There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Palau by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koror (ROR)plane BKI - ROR
6h 45m$259–981Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koror (ROR)plane SDK - ROR
10h 33m$377–1,249Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Koror (ROR)plane TWU - ROR
9h 23m$415–1,357Bus, drive to Brunei International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Koror (ROR)plane BWN - ROR
15h 17m$765–1,267
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koror (ROR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Palau is to fly which costs $250 - $1,000 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Palau is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $250 - $1,000.
The distance between Sabah and Palau is 2053 km.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Sabah to Palau, including transfers.
Palau is 1h ahead of Sabah. It is currently 5:09 PM in Sabah and 6:09 PM in Palau.
There are 44+ hotels available in Palau.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Palau?
AirAsia Philippines, Philippine Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koror (ROR) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koror via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koror via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Tawau Airport to Koror via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Koror via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koror via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koror via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tawau Airport to Koror via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tawau Airport to Koror via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Koror via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koror via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koror via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koror via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Koror via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koror via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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