There are 8 ways to get from America to Kota Kinabalu by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AMS - BKI
20h 42mRM 2,299–11,317Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BRU - BKI
22h 35mRM 2,015–5,897Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CGN - BKI
23h 37mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FRA - BKI
21h 2mRM 2,056–5,806Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DUS - BKI
24h 43mRM 2,565–7,258Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane AMS - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
28h 25mRM 3,831–9,391Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane FRA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
26h 15mRM 2,988–4,380Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane BRU - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
28h 53mRM 3,447–8,471
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly and drive and bus which costs RM 2900 - RM 4400 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from America to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which takes 20h 42m and costs RM 2300 - RM 12000.
The distance between America and Kota Kinabalu is 11072 km.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from America to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 6h ahead of America. It is currently 9:49 PM in America and 3:49 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from America to Kota Kinabalu. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Neuss Hbf, take the train to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, walk to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–19,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–16,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–19,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–19,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–19,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–19,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 85–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 85–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 55–75
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 60–85
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 70–150
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 70–150
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 220–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 220–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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