What are the most popular destinations to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

This month, the top selected destinations from Kota Kinabalu are Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, Sandakan, Kuching. Throughout the year, Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, Kuching, Guangzhou are some of the top choices made by users flying from Kota Kinabalu.

When is the best time to book a flight from Kota Kinabalu?

The best time to book flights from Kota Kinabalu is 85 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Kota Kinabalu?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Kota Kinabalu (average of RM 312). Flying from Kota Kinabalu in June will prove the most costly (average of RM 491). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

When is the cheapest time to fly from Kota Kinabalu?

Those who are seeking the cheapest fare on flights departing from Kota Kinabalu would be wise to consider leaving during Thursday evenings when prices are typically at their lowest. When considering other options, price-conscious travelers should avoid Sunday afternoons when fares are usually the most expensive.

Which airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu?

When flying from Kota Kinabalu check dates and pricing for the following: AirAsia, Batik Air, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly. As they depart for the following popular destinations: Kuala Lumpur.

What are popular destinations to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

Some of the most frequent flights departing from Kota Kinabalu everyday are: Kuala Lumpur (458 flights per day), Tawau (59 flights per day), and Sandakan (32 flights per day).

What is the cheapest place to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

The cheapest city to fly to from Kota Kinabalu is Lawas, with prices starting at RM 90. Explore other affordable destinations below.

What is the cheapest flight from Kota Kinabalu to anywhere?

Users have flown out of Kota Kinabalu for as low as RM 90 to Lawas (prices may vary depending on the airline and departure time). On average, users have booked flights for RM 745 to fly from Kota Kinabalu.

What are the cheapest airlines flying from Kota Kinabalu to anywhere?

Looking at our data, Firefly, AirAsia, and Batik Air have been found to have the cheapest prices from Kota Kinabalu. Here are some options available: Firefly flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching (RM 109). AirAsia flights from Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (RM 111). Batik Air flights from Kota Kinabalu to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (RM 115).

What is the cheapest premium economy flight from Kota Kinabalu?

Options for some of the cheapest premium economy flights from Kota Kinabalu we have found on Cheapflights are as follows: Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport from RM 1,206 Kota Kinabalu to Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Airport from RM 1,441 Kota Kinabalu to Incheon Intl Airport from RM 2,598 Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from RM 3,437

What is the cheapest first class flight from Kota Kinabalu?

If you’re looking to fly first-class from Kota Kinabalu to anywhere, put Kuala Lumpur on your list as prices start at RM 16,554 for this destination.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kota Kinabalu?

Currently, the cheapest month for flights from Kota Kinabalu is January . The most expensive month for flights is June . The cheapest prices are shown above but prices will vary according to departure times, airlines, class and how early you book.

Where are the cheapest places to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

Here are some of the cheapest flight destinations from Kota Kinabalu: Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching from RM 329 round trip Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur from RM 426 round trip Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Penang from RM 535 round trip Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Guangzhou from RM 1,188 round trip

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Cheapest one-way flight	RM 114
Cheapest round-trip flight	RM 259
Cheapest airline	AirAsia
Most popular destination	Kuala Lumpur Intl (KUL)
Good round-trip deal	RM 312 or less
Good one-way deal	RM 90 or less

The cheapest one-way flight from Kota Kinabalu is currently to Lahad Datu.

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The cheapest round-trip flight from Kota Kinabalu is currently to Miri.

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On average, AirAsia currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Kota Kinabalu (avg. price of RM 214).

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Kuala Lumpur Intl (KUL) is currently the most popular flight destination from Kota Kinabalu (average return price of RM 445).

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Sat 1/817:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sun 2/807:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 239

Sat 12/917:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Wed 16/910:30

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 10/6RM 247

Sat 12/917:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Wed 16/910:30

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 251

Sat 8/816:20

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Wed 12/807:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 9/6RM 256

Wed 1/715:05

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sat 4/707:25

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 264

Sat 1/816:20

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Sun 2/810:30

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 264

Sat 1/816:20

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Sun 2/810:30

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 268

Fri 7/808:50

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 10/809:55

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 55m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 7/6RM 272

Sat 1/806:45

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Sun 2/807:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 8/6RM 272

Fri 26/619:10

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sat 27/609:00

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 276

Sat 1/817:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sun 2/807:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 10/6RM 276

Fri 7/819:10

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Mon 10/819:05

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 280

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Sun 9/817:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Thu 13/818:50

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 10/6RM 264

Fri 7/808:50

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 10/809:55

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 55m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 7/6RM 272

Sat 17/1015:20

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 55m

Batik Air

Mon 19/1009:55

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 55m

Batik Air

Deal found 10/6RM 337

Wed 9/909:15

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Fri 11/915:15

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 9/6RM 272

Sat 18/708:00

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 55m

Multiple Airlines

Sat 25/708:15

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6RM 296

Sat 1/817:35

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sun 2/807:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 7/6RM 276

Tue 20/1012:40

BKI

KUL

Nonstop2h 40m

Malaysia Airlines

Tue 20/1022:00

KUL

BKI

Nonstop2h 40m

Malaysia Airlines

Deal found 9/6RM 649

Thu 9/708:00

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 55m

Multiple Airlines

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BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

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Deal found 11/6RM 300

Sat 17/1015:20

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 55m

Batik Air

Mon 19/1009:55

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 55m

Batik Air

Deal found 8/6RM 337

Sat 12/907:20

BKI

SDK

1 stop4h 20m

MASwings

Wed 16/914:00

SDK

BKI

1 stop4h 25m

MASwings

Deal found 10/6RM 681

Fri 24/711:45

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Fri 31/710:50

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 9/6RM 304

Sat 28/1117:10

BKI

SIN

1 stop18h 10m

Royal Brunei Airlines

Thu 3/1221:35

SIN

BKI

1 stop10h 35m

Royal Brunei Airlines

Deal found 12/6RM 803

Tue 14/712:30

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Wed 15/719:20

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 8/6RM 304

Tue 7/707:00

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Sat 11/714:45

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 7/6RM 320

Fri 3/700:35

BKI

ICN

Nonstop5h 20m

Jin Air

Thu 9/719:15

ICN

BKI

Nonstop5h 20m

Jin Air

Deal found 8/6RM 973

Thu 23/719:10

BKI

TWU

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Fri 24/708:15

TWU

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 7/6RM 333

Sun 9/801:45

BKI

CAN

Nonstop3h 30m

China Southern

Mon 17/821:20

CAN

BKI

Nonstop3h 10m

China Southern

Deal found 12/6RM 1,172

Thu 9/714:10

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Thu 9/719:20

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 8/6RM 333

Sat 11/718:05

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

Multiple Airlines

Sat 18/711:25

SDK

BKI

1 stop4h 25m

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Deal found 11/6RM 495

Fri 10/709:15

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 50m

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Sun 12/711:25

SDK

BKI

1 stop7h 05m

Multiple Airlines

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Sat 29/807:20

BKI

SDK

1 stop2h 15m

MASwings

Tue 1/911:25

SDK

BKI

1 stop5h 20m

MASwings

Deal found 7/6RM 689

Thu 22/1016:30

BKI

KCH

Nonstop1h 20m

AirAsia

Sun 25/1013:10

KCH

BKI

Nonstop1h 30m

AirAsia

Deal found 8/6RM 373

Sat 25/717:10

BKI

SIN

1 stop3h 25m

Royal Brunei Airlines

Mon 27/712:10

SIN

BKI

1 stop7h 10m

Royal Brunei Airlines

Deal found 7/6RM 803

Wed 1/701:30

BKI

ICN

2 stops32h 25m

China Eastern

Fri 3/719:40

ICN

BKI

2 stops29h 50m

China Eastern

Deal found 8/6RM 1,643

Tue 3/1101:30

BKI

CAN

1 stop7h 25m

Cathay Pacific

Thu 12/1122:15

CAN

BKI

1 stop26h 15m

Cathay Pacific

Deal found 8/6RM 1,780

Sun 26/712:15

BKI

SIN

Nonstop2h 25m

Scoot

Sun 2/810:35

SIN

BKI

Nonstop2h 30m

Scoot

Deal found 11/6RM 1,821

Fri 4/916:20

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Sun 6/907:55

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Deal found 11/6RM 438

Wed 21/1009:30

BKI

PEN

1 stop5h 35m

Malaysia Airlines

Sat 24/1005:50

PEN

BKI

1 stop4h 55m

Malaysia Airlines

Deal found 9/6RM 977

Sat 29/807:10

BKI

KCH

1 stop8h 40m

Multiple Airlines

Sat 5/908:45

KCH

BKI

1 stop7h 25m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 7/6RM 698

Fri 4/916:20

BKI

SDK

Nonstop0h 45m

AirAsia

Sun 6/918:50

SDK

BKI

Nonstop0h 50m

AirAsia

Deal found 12/6RM 442

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Kota KinabaluSandakan

BKI - SDK

BKISDK

Kota Kinabalu

Sun 9/8

17:35-18:25

Nonstop0h 50m

Sandakan

Thu 13/8

18:50-19:40

Nonstop0h 50m

RM 264

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 7/8

08:50-09:40

Nonstop0h 50m

Tawau

Mon 10/8

09:55-10:50

Nonstop0h 55m

RM 272

Kota KinabaluSandakan

BKI - SDK

BKISDK

Kota Kinabalu

Wed 9/9

09:15-10:05

Nonstop0h 50m

Sandakan

Fri 11/9

15:15-16:00

Nonstop0h 45m

RM 272

Kota KinabaluSandakan

BKI - SDK

BKISDK

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 1/8

17:35-18:25

Nonstop0h 50m

Sandakan

Sun 2/8

07:55-08:40

Nonstop0h 45m

RM 276

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 18/7

08:00-08:55

Nonstop0h 55m

Tawau

Sat 25/7

08:15-09:00

Nonstop0h 45m

RM 296

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Thu 9/7

08:00-08:55

Nonstop0h 55m

Tawau

Mon 13/7

19:05-19:55

Nonstop0h 50m

RM 300

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 24/7

11:45-12:35

Nonstop0h 50m

Tawau

Fri 31/7

10:50-11:40

Nonstop0h 50m

RM 304

Kota KinabaluSandakan

BKI - SDK

BKISDK

Kota Kinabalu

Tue 14/7

12:30-13:15

Nonstop0h 45m

Sandakan

Wed 15/7

19:20-20:10

Nonstop0h 50m

RM 304

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Tue 7/7

07:00-07:50

Nonstop0h 50m

Tawau

Sat 11/7

14:45-15:35

Nonstop0h 50m

RM 320

Kota KinabaluTawau

BKI - TWU

BKITWU

Kota Kinabalu

Thu 23/7

19:10-20:00

Nonstop0h 50m

Tawau

Fri 24/7

08:15-09:00

Nonstop0h 45m

RM 333

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