There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Sabah by plane or train
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HND - BKI
10h 54mRM 664–1,920Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NRT - BKI
10h 58mRM 559–1,641Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane NRT - TWU
14h 10mRM 619–1,806Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NGO - BKI
14h 1mRM 839–2,129
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 550 - RM 1700 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Sabah is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs RM 650 - RM 2000.
The distance between Tokyo and Sabah is 4113 km.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Tokyo to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 10:49 AM in Tokyo and 9:49 AM in Sabah.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Sabah, Malaysia?
Shanghai Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and seven other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–150
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- RM 110–150
- Ordinary Car
- RM 65–85
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 220–310
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- RM 220–300
- Reserved seat
- RM 250–310
- Green seat
- RM 320–430
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