There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ATH - BKI
19h 40mRM 1,341–3,241Fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ATH - SDK
20h 28mRM 1,165–3,171Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ATH - TWU
20h 37mRM 1,391–3,806Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ATH - LDU
22h 50mRM 1,341–3,341Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane ATH - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
24h 59mRM 1,788–4,440
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1100 - RM 3200 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sabah is to fly which takes 19h 40m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3300.
The distance between Athens and Sabah is 9819 km.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Athens to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:20 PM in Athens and 1:20 AM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,300
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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