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
14h 43mRM 751–1,861Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SYD - SDK
15h 56mRM 1,075–1,991Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SYD - TWU
16hRM 1,101–3,626
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 750 - RM 1900 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Sabah is to fly which takes 14h 43m and costs RM 750 - RM 1900.
The distance between Sydney and Sabah is 5780 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Sydney to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:53 PM in Sydney and 4:53 PM in Sabah.
There are 1273+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
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