There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SYD - BKI
13h 43mRM 900–3,061Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SYD - SDK
15h 51mRM 974–1,991Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SYD - TWU
16hRM 1,050–1,926
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 950 - RM 2000 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 43m and costs RM 900 - RM 3100.
The distance between Sydney and Sabah is 5780 km.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Sydney to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 3:57 AM in Sydney and 12:57 AM in Sabah.
There are 1287+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,700
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