There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Sabah by plane or train
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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 28mRM 513–884Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PVG - SDK
12h 11mRM 477–1,364Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SHA - BKI
8h 41mRM 503–1,603Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PVG - TWU
11h 45mRM 633–1,799Train 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 1mRM 544–1,789
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 500 - RM 900 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs RM 500 - RM 900.
The distance between Shanghai and Sabah is 2906 km.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Shanghai to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Spring Airlines, and three 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 440–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 55–80
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