There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IST - BKI
16h 52mRM 750–2,800Fly Istanbul to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane IST - SDK
17h 10mRM 1,180–3,732Fly Istanbul to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IST - TWU
17h 24mRM 1,441–4,518Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SAW - SDK
17h 30mRM 925–2,832Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SAW - TWU
17h 50mRM 1,051–3,367Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SAW - BKI
17h 7mRM 851–2,702Fly Istanbul to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane IST - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
23h 16mRM 1,726–5,353
Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 850 - RM 2700 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Sabah is to fly which takes 16h 52m and costs RM 750 - RM 2800.
The distance between Turkey and Sabah is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Turkey to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Turkey. It is currently 5:01 AM in Turkey and 10:01 AM in Sabah.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Turkey and Sabah, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malindo Airways, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sibu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,800
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,600
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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