There are 4 ways to get from Adelaide to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ADL - BKI
13h 47mRM 1,213–4,313Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ADL - SDK
15h 45mRM 1,237–3,043Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ADL - TWU
17h 44mRM 1,463–3,578Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ADL - LDU
25h 7mRM 1,213–4,013
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 3100 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sabah is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4400.
The distance between Adelaide and Sabah is 5125 km.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Adelaide to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 9:47 PM in Adelaide and 7:17 PM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
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