Cheap flights Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

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Nonstop flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and 1 more. Nonstop flights per week: 138. Flight time: 2 hours 40 minutes. Distance: 1628 km. Tickets from 23 € (departure 9 January).

Prices updated on 11 November at 11:10

See also: Kota-Kinabalu — Kuala Lumpur Flights from Kuala Lumpur Flights to Kota-Kinabalu

Cheap flights Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

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Price

23 € 85 € 85 €

Airlines

AirAsia Batik Air Malaysia Firefly Malaysia Airlines

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

70 €

AK 5110

10:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

66 €

AK 5138

08:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

10:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

58 €

AK 5138

13:40

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

16:25

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

62 €

AK 5133 🔥 Hot deal

10:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

12:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

58 €

AK 5130

14:35

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

17:15

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

55 €

OD 1006 🔥 Hot deal

19:45

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 12 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

22:15

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 12 Nov

65 €

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 13 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 13 Nov

61 €

AK 5138

13:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 13 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

15:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 13 Nov

58 €

AK 5133

15:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 13 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

17:50

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 13 Nov

65 €

AK 5112

16:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 13 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

18:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 13 Nov

68 €

AK 5136

09:20

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

68 €

AK 5110

10:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

63 €

AK 5140

11:45

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

14:30

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

69 €

AK 5133

10:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

12:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

58 €

AK 5114

14:10

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

16:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

62 €

AK 5130

14:35

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 14 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

17:15

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 14 Nov

59 €

AK 5110

10:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sun, 15 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sun, 15 Nov

62 €

AK 5106

03:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Mon, 16 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

05:30

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Mon, 16 Nov

59 €

AK 5138

13:40

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Mon, 16 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

16:25

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Mon, 16 Nov

60 €

AK 5114

19:10

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Mon, 16 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

21:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Mon, 16 Nov

62 €

MH 2626

17:15

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Mon, 16 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

19:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Mon, 16 Nov

55 €

AK 5108

06:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Tue, 17 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

08:50

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Tue, 17 Nov

58 €

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Tue, 17 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Tue, 17 Nov

61 €

AK 5110

10:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Tue, 17 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Tue, 17 Nov

65 €

AK 5110

05:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Wed, 18 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

07:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Wed, 18 Nov

60 €

AK 5108

01:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

03:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

59 €

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

58 €

AK 5106

03:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

05:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

63 €

AK 5110

10:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

12:45

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

58 €

AK 5140

06:40

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

09:15

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

57 €

AK 5138

08:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

10:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

60 €

AK 5133

10:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

12:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

56 €

AK 5114

12:20

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

14:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

58 €

AK 5114

14:10

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

16:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

62 €

AK 5130

14:35

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

17:15

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

59 €

MH 2626

17:15

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Thu, 19 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

19:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Thu, 19 Nov

55 €

AK 5108

06:05

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 20 Nov

2h 45min

Direct

08:50

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 20 Nov

64 €

FY 2530

06:50

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 20 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

09:30

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 20 Nov

58 €

AK 5106

03:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 20 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

05:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 20 Nov

66 €

OD 1016

12:00

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB)

Fri, 20 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

14:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 20 Nov

71 €

MH 2626

17:15

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Fri, 20 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

19:55

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Fri, 20 Nov

55 €

AK 5104

02:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 21 Nov

2h 35min

Direct

04:35

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 21 Nov

56 €

AK 5106

08:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sat, 21 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

10:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sat, 21 Nov

63 €

AK 5104

07:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sun, 22 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

09:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sun, 22 Nov

63 €

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sun, 22 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sun, 22 Nov

71 €

AK 5106

08:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Sun, 22 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

10:40

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Sun, 22 Nov

62 €

AK 5106

03:00

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Mon, 23 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

05:30

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Mon, 23 Nov

57 €

FY 2530

06:50

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Tue, 24 Nov

2h 40min

Direct

09:30

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Tue, 24 Nov

58 €

OD 1002

07:30

Куала-Лумпур (KUL)

Tue, 24 Nov

2h 30min

Direct

10:00

Кота-Кинабалу (BKI)

Tue, 24 Nov

60 €

Direct flight schedule Kuala Lumpur — Kota-Kinabalu

Direct flights: 25 · Airlines: 4 · First departure: 01:50 · Last departure: 22:00

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

01:50→04:30 Firefly FY 4455 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

01:50→04:30 Malaysia Airlines MH 4455 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

06:05→08:50 AirAsia AK 5108 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 45min

06:50→09:30 Firefly FY 2530 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

07:00→09:40 AirAsia AK 5104 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

07:30→10:00 Batik Air Malaysia OD 1002 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 30min

07:40→10:20 Malaysia Airlines MH 2614 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

08:00→10:40 AirAsia AK 5106 Kuala LumpurKUL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 40min

Local time: departure at the departure airport, arrival at the arrival airport. Days and prices are based on tickets found for the coming months.

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Lowest price of the month Sat, 28 Nov · One way from 57 €

Prices as of 11 November, 11:12 Moscow time

Cheap flights Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

AirAsia

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

55 €

Firefly

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

56 €

Batik Air Malaysia

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

Price from

58 €

Malaysia Airlines

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

61 €

Which airlines offer the cheapest flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?

Based on collected data, the cheapest flights are offered by AirAsia with an average ticket price of 62 €.

AirAsia Average price: 62 € · Flights: 17 · Direct: 15
Malaysia Airlines Average price: 63 € · Flights: 12 · Direct: 12
Batik Air Malaysia Average price: 65 € · Flights: 3 · Direct: 3
Firefly Average price: 67 € · Flights: 7 · Direct: 6

Which airlines fly most often from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?

The most flight options on this route are offered by AirAsia — options found: 17.

AirAsia Flights: 17 · Direct: 15
Malaysia Airlines Flights: 12 · Direct: 12
Firefly Flights: 7 · Direct: 6
Batik Air Malaysia Flights: 3 · Direct: 3

Round trip Kuala Lumpur — Kota-Kinabalu

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Sat, 20 Feb	Sun, 21 Feb	56 € + 52 €
One week	Mon, 22 Feb	Tue, 2 Mar	49 € + 55 €
Two weeks	Sat, 13 Feb	Sat, 27 Feb	52 € + 53 €

Two one-way tickets combined, price per adult. Tap a price to search these dates.

Prices as of 11 November, 11:12 Moscow time

Which month is cheapest to fly Kuala Lumpur — Kota-Kinabalu?

Cheapest month: April — a one-way ticket usually costs around 56 €, 5% below average. Most expensive month: December — around 63 €.

April 2027usually 56 € · 5% below average

One-way ticket prices for departures in that month. “Usually” is the median of the lowest daily prices.

Prices as of 11 November, 11:12 Moscow time

How many days before departure is it cheapest to buy a Kuala Lumpur — Kota-Kinabalu ticket?

The cheapest departure right now is Sat, 5 Dec — from 54 €. Days before departure: 24. 4–7 days before departure tickets cost from 58 €, 1–3 days before — from 58 €.

Before departureDeparture dateDifference from lowestPrice

1–3 days Fri, 13 Nov 8% more

4–7 days Wed, 18 Nov 6% more

8–14 days Mon, 23 Nov 7% more

15–21 days Tue, 1 Dec 4% more

22–30 days Sat, 5 Dec cheapest

Lowest prices for departures in the next 30 days.

How many flights per day operate from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?

Most flights operate on Thu (23), the fewest on Wed (16).

Mon Flights: 20 · Direct: 20
Tue Flights: 21 · Direct: 21
Wed Flights: 16 · Direct: 15
Thu Flights: 23 · Direct: 22
Fri Flights: 23 · Direct: 22
Sat Flights: 19 · Direct: 19
Sun Flights: 19 · Direct: 19

Popular destinations from Kuala Lumpur

All →

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Johor Bahru

Malaysia → Malaysia

JHB

from

20 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Kota Bharu

Malaysia → Malaysia

KBR

from

21 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Penang

Malaysia → Malaysia

PEN

from

21 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Terengganu

Malaysia → Malaysia

TGG

from

21 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Langkawi

Malaysia → Malaysia

LGK

from

22 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Alor Setar

Malaysia → Malaysia

AOR

from

23 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Singapore

Malaysia → Singapore

SIN

from

24 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Pekanbaru

Malaysia → Indonesia

PKU

from

26 €

KUL

Kuala Lumpur — Padang

Malaysia → Indonesia

PDG

from

32 €

Popular destinations to Kota-Kinabalu

All →

SDK

Sandakan — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

20 €

TWU

Tawau — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

21 €

MYY

Miri — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

35 €

KCH

Kuching — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

39 €

JHB

Johor Bahru — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

54 €

PEN

Penang — Kota-Kinabalu

Malaysia → Malaysia

BKI

from

59 €

MNL

Manila — Kota-Kinabalu

Philippines → Malaysia

BKI

from

69 €

SIN

Singapore — Kota-Kinabalu

Singapore → Malaysia

BKI

from

69 €

Flights from Kuala Lumpur to cities near Kota-Kinabalu

Flights to Kota-Kinabalu are currently cheaper than to nearby cities: from 23 €.

City	Distance	Direct	Flights	Airlines	Price from
Kota-KinabaluBKI	—	36	39	4
LabuanLBU	113 km	1	1	1
SandakanSDK	222 km	6	6	2
MuluMZV	251 km	0	4	2
MiriMYY	291 km	10	12	4
TawauTWU	292 km	13	13	4

Distance is a straight line between the cities. Prices are the lowest one-way fares.

Cheap flights Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

Price from: 48 €
Average price: 62 €
Cheapest: April
Flight time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Distance: 1 628 km
Рейсов в неделю: 138
Airlines: 4
Most frequent flight: AK 5138

Prices as of 11 November, 11:10 Moscow time

Airports on the Kuala Lumpur — Kota-Kinabalu route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
Kuala LumpurKUL Kota-KinabaluBKI Cheapest	38	35	4
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah AirportSZB Kota-KinabaluBKI	1	1	1

Departure airports · Kuala Lumpur

Kuala LumpurKUL
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah AirportSZB ≈ 46 km from the centre

Arrival airports · Kota-Kinabalu

Kota-KinabaluBKI

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Nonstop flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu are operated by: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Batik Air Malaysia. A nonstop flight takes 2 hours 40 minutes on average. Nonstop tickets start at 23 €.

The average ticket price Kuala Lumpur Kota-Kinabalu is 62 €. The cheapest ticket costs 23 €, operated by AirAsia, flight AK 5142, departing Kuala Lumpur on 9 January at 11:35, arriving Kota-Kinabalu on 9 January at 14:10. Prices as of 11 November.

A nonstop flight takes 2 hours 40 minutes on average. The fastest is AK 5112 AirAsia: 2 hours 30 minutes. With a connection: from 8 hours 20 minutes, usually about 14 hours.

Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu depart from these airports: Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB). Most flights depart from Kuala Lumpur. Arrival: Kota-Kinabalu (BKI).

Based on prices for the coming months, the cheapest month to fly is March 2027: tickets from 48 €. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from 57 €.

Tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu are sold by: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Batik Air Malaysia. All of them fly nonstop.

The distance from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu is 1628 km.

Tickets from Kota-Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur start at 47 €. The average price is 60 €. Nonstop flights are operated by: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Batik Air Malaysia. All tickets Kota-Kinabalu — Kuala Lumpur