Cheap flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur from RM 140

To save on the cost of your flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur, book at least 36 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 46% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from RM 344 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as RM 470.

Our data shows that October tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Kuala Lumpur from Kota Kinabalu. Users have commonly found prices around RM 383 for the month, but tickets can be as low as RM 158. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur as you normally would.

Kota Kinabalu (BKI) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur. You should not have trouble finding flights to Kuala Lumpur from Kota Kinabalu; the airport handles an average of 50 outbound flights to Kuala Lumpur per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 6 airlines have flights from the Kota Kinabalu airport to Kuala Lumpur. It is only a 5.8 km journey to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) from Kota Kinabalu’s city centre.

Yes, there are multiple flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur for under RM 300. The cheapest flight booked recently is on AirAsia for just RM 289, but on average you can expect to pay RM 368.

Cheapflights has 20 direct flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur under RM 300. A good price for a direct flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur is less than RM 424.

There are currently 20+ open flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur within the next 7 days for less than RM 700.

Direct flights can be found on the following days: Saturday.

On average, you can expect to see 9 flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur a day.
Morning (6am - Noon) - 11% of flight departures
Evening (6pm - Midnight) - 89% of flight departures

There are many flights that can get you from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur in 2h 30m. Fly via AirAsia or Malaysia Airlines to get the fastest option. The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur is about 1637 km. Most flights are nonstop.

According to our current data, AirAsia (RM 289), and Malaysia Airlines (RM 354) offers the cheapest pricing from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia is currently priced 24% below the average price you’ll pay for this route.

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with AirAsia, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at RM 140. Malaysia Airlines flights start at RM 158 while deals on Scoot start at RM 205 one-way.

AirAsia, AirAsia X and Firefly are the most popular airlines when flying from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur.

Consider MAI (94%), Philippine Airlines (75%) or Qatar Airways (71%) when booking your flight. These represent the most reliable airlines when flying from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur.

Looking at all options, your cheapest flight can be booked for RM 132. While the most popular route (Kota Kinabalu - Kuala Lumpur Intl) can be booked for RM 275 on average our data indicates RM 1,637 when flying from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur.

Kota Kinabalu Airport is BKI and Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is KUL. These codes are created by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and airlines use them to identify the departing and arrival airports in the flight routes they service. While you’re still figuring out your travel plans, it’s not a bad idea to learn the names and codes of other airports around these areas: Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport (SZB), Malacca Batu Berendum Airport (MKZ).