There are 3 ways to get from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
18h 9mRM 1,641–3,553Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane WRE - BKI
22h 56mRM 1,763–6,644Fly Auckland to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane AKL - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
22h 12mRM 1,885–4,353
Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 3600 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 18h 9m and costs RM 1600 - RM 3600.
The distance between Auckland and Kota Kinabalu is 7767 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 12:46 AM in Auckland and 7:46 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–11,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,200
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–2,500
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35–120
- Website
- InterCity
- 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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