There are 3 ways to get from Samal to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DVO - BKI
7h 57mRM 613–1,717Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DVO - SDK
10h 35mRM 637–1,747Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane DVO - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
13h 56mRM 1,060–3,016
Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samal to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 600 - RM 1800 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Samal to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs RM 600 - RM 1800.
The distance between Samal and Sabah is 1092 km.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Samal to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1124+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Samal, Philippines and Sabah, Malaysia?
Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and three other airlines fly from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,800
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Boracay, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boracay, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,800
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,800
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Francisco Bangoy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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