There are 6 ways to get from Sapa to Sabah by car, plane, 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.
Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
- Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane WNH - BKI
13h 7mRM 659–1,958Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HAN - BKI
13h 18mRM 474–853Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HAN - SDK
15h 26mRM 568–783Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane HAN - TWU
14h 50mRM 484–1,568Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
- Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane WNH - TWU
20h 15mRM 619–1,823Drive to Dien Bien Phu Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Drive from Sapa to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)car
- Fly from Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DIN - BKI
14h 35mRM 562–1,777
Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapa to Sabah is to bus and fly which costs RM 470 - RM 900 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sapa to Sabah is to drive and fly which takes 13h 7m and costs RM 650 - RM 2000.
The distance between Sapa and Sabah is 2548 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Sapa to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Sapa. It is currently 7:48 PM in Sapa and 8:48 PM in Sabah.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Sapa, Vietnam and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Sapa to Sabah. However, you can drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) airport then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Hanoi Airport, walk to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI).
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,400
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,500
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,600
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,400
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,600
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,600
Flights from Dien Bien Phu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
Flights from Dien Bien Phu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
Flights from Dien Bien Phu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,600
Flights from Dien Bien Phu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Noi Bai International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,400
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Phone
- 1900 6746
- xesaovietsapa@gmail.com
- Website
- xesaoviet.com.vn
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Phone
- 19001137
- info@interbuslines.com
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 45–104
- Schedules at
- interbuslines.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
- Cabin
- RM 104
- Ordinary
- RM 45
- VIP Cabin
- RM 61
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