There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SEA - BKI
21h 20mRM 1,507–5,014Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SEA - LDU
26h 10mRM 1,607–5,514Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane SEA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
31h 5mRM 2,054–7,113Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SEA - SDK
26h 18mRM 1,531–4,944Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SEA - TWU
26h 13mRM 1,857–6,079
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 5000 and takes 26h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Sabah is to fly which takes 21h 20m and costs RM 1500 - RM 5000.
The distance between Seattle and Sabah is 11816 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Seattle to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 15h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 12:22 PM in Seattle and 3:22 AM in Sabah.
There are 1133+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
Delta, Jin Air, and nine other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–17,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- 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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