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£22+ Cheap flights from Kota Kinabalu

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BKI — SAN
4 May — 11 May1
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What to know about flights from Kota Kinabalu

Discover essential information about flights departing from Kota Kinabalu, including flight schedules, destinations, airlines operating at the Kota Kinabalu airport, and any specific guidelines or requirements for travellers. Please note that the information is based on the most recent updates available. Data last updated 29 April 2025.

Cheapest one-way flight

£11

Cheapest round-trip flight

£50

Cheapest airline

AirAsia

Most popular destination

Kuala Lumpur Intl (KUL)

Good round-trip deal

£33 or less

Good one-way deal

£12 or less
The cheapest one-way flight from Kota Kinabalu is currently to Sandakan.
The cheapest round-trip flight from Kota Kinabalu is currently to Kuala Lumpur Intl.
On average, AirAsia currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Kota Kinabalu (avg. price of £31).
Kuala Lumpur Intl (KUL) is currently the most popular flight destination from Kota Kinabalu (average return price of £56).
Price to beat on a round-trip flight from Kota Kinabalu.
Price to beat on a one-way flight from Kota Kinabalu.

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Cheapest flights from Kota Kinabalu
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Kota Kinabalu. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 29 April 2025.

Fri 3/1018:40BKI - KUL
Nonstop2h 30mAirAsia
Tue 7/1017:20KUL - BKI
Nonstop2h 35mAirAsia
Deal found 29/4£51
Thu 23/1005:20BKI - KUL
Nonstop2h 40mMalaysia Airlines
Sat 25/1020:10KUL - BKI
Nonstop2h 45mMalaysia Airlines
Deal found 28/4£51
Sat 20/920:10BKI - KUL
1 stop18h 20mMultiple Airlines
Fri 26/922:00KUL - BKI
Nonstop2h 40mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 28/4£75
Sat 24/508:00BKI - KUL
Nonstop2h 30mBatik Air
Sun 25/507:30KUL - BKI
Nonstop2h 30mBatik Air
Deal found 29/4£80
Fri 23/522:00BKI - KUL
1 stop20h 15mScoot
Mon 26/522:40KUL - BKI
1 stop12h 35mScoot
Deal found 29/4£257
Wed 28/500:05BKI - LHR
1 stop25h 35mChina Eastern
Sun 8/621:20LHR - BKI
1 stop18h 40mChina Eastern
Deal found 29/4£661
Thu 29/516:35BKI - LHR
2 stops20h 45mRoyal Brunei Airlines
Sun 8/617:15LHR - BKI
2 stops19h 10mRoyal Brunei Airlines
Deal found 29/4£714
Mon 1/920:25BKI - LHR
1 stop54h 05mSingapore Airlines
Mon 8/909:25LHR - BKI
1 stop18h 50mSingapore Airlines
Deal found 29/4£798
Mon 1/917:45BKI - LHR
2 stops34h 05mTurkish Airlines
Mon 8/913:25LHR - BKI
2 stops25h 05mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 29/4£896
Thu 29/516:15BKI - LHR
2 stops20h 40mMalaysia Airlines
Sun 8/611:00LHR - BKI
1 stop30h 40mMalaysia Airlines
Deal found 29/4£973
Sat 20/919:20BKI - KUL
1 stop17h 05mChina Southern
Thu 25/902:20KUL - BKI
1 stop16h 00mChina Southern
Deal found 28/4£2,955

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Find flights departing from Kota Kinabalu that match your specified budget. Filter results by price range, allowing you to narrow down options and find flights that fit within your financial constraints. Please note that the search results are based on data from user searches, with fares last updated on 29 April 2025. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 858,174 searches

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Price

Kota KinabaluKuala Lumpur

BKI - KUL

BKIKUL

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 20/9

20:10-14:30

1 stop18h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 26/9

22:00-00:40

Nonstop2h 40m

£75

Kota KinabaluKuala Lumpur

BKI - KUL

BKIKUL

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 24/5

08:00-10:30

Nonstop2h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 25/5

07:30-10:00

Nonstop2h 30m

£80

Kota KinabaluKuala Lumpur

BKI - KUL

BKIKUL

Kota Kinabalu

Wed 21/5

22:20-01:00

Nonstop2h 40m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 23/5

17:20-09:40

1 stop16h 20m

£97

Kota KinabaluKuala Lumpur

BKI - KUL

BKIKUL

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 31/5

22:00-00:30

Nonstop2h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 1/6

17:05-08:25

1 stop15h 20m

£108

Kota KinabaluKuala Lumpur

BKI - KUL

BKIKUL

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 23/5

22:00-18:15

1 stop20h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 26/5

22:40-11:15

1 stop12h 35m

£257

Kota KinabaluLondon

BKI - LHR

BKILHR

Kota Kinabalu

Wed 28/5

00:05-18:40

1 stop25h 35m

London Heathrow

Sun 8/6

21:20-23:00

1 stop18h 40m

£661

Kota KinabaluLondon

BKI - LHR

BKILHR

Kota Kinabalu

Thu 29/5

16:35-06:20

2 stops20h 45m

London Heathrow

Sun 8/6

17:15-19:25

2 stops19h 10m

£714

Kota KinabaluLondon

BKI - LHR

BKILHR

Kota Kinabalu

Mon 1/9

20:25-19:30

1 stop54h 05m

London Heathrow

Mon 8/9

09:25-11:15

1 stop18h 50m

£798

Kota KinabaluLondon

BKI - LHR

BKILHR

Kota Kinabalu

Mon 1/9

17:45-20:50

2 stops34h 05m

London Heathrow

Mon 8/9

13:25-21:30

2 stops25h 05m

£896

Kota KinabaluLondon

BKI - LHR

BKILHR

Kota Kinabalu

Thu 29/5

16:15-05:55

2 stops20h 40m

London Heathrow

Sun 8/6

11:00-00:40

1 stop30h 40m

£973

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  • 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, Tawau, Penang. Throughout the year, Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, Kuching, Penang are some of the top choices made by users flying from Kota Kinabalu.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kota Kinabalu to anywhere?

    Users have flown out of Kota Kinabalu for as low as £11 to Sandakan (prices may vary depending on the airline and departure time). On average, users have booked flights for £69 to fly from Kota Kinabalu.

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

    Over the past few days, we've found that Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, and AirAsia have the cheapest prices from Kota Kinabalu. Firefly flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching (£11), Malaysia Airlines flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Intl (£21), and AirAsia flights from Kota Kinabalu to Guangzhou Baiyun (£22).

  • What is the cheapest premium economy flight from Kota Kinabalu?

    Here are some of the cheapest offers we have found for the cheapest premium economy flights from Kota Kinabalu.
    Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from £530

  • What is the cheapest first class flight from Kota Kinabalu?

    If you’re looking for a cheap first-class flight from Kota Kinabalu, consider Kuala Lumpur. Prices start at £3,944 so you can fly first-class even on a budget.

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