There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Sabah by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PVG - BKI
7h 13mRM 331–1,032Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SHA - BKI
8h 46mRM 412–1,302Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PVG - TWU
7h 55mRM 391–1,197Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PVG - SDK
10h 56mRM 375–1,162Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HGH - BKI
9h 2mRM 364–1,184Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NTG - BKI
11h 13mRM 453–1,481
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 330 - RM 1100 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs RM 330 - RM 1100.
The distance between Shanghai and Sabah is 2906 km.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Shanghai to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Shanghai Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tawau Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 50–75
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 33–60
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- RM 40–60
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