There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BOS - BKI
22h 41mRM 2,295–7,177Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JFK - BKI
28h 21mRM 2,193–7,976Fly Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane BOS - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
34h 14mRM 3,092–9,678Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PVD - BKI
33h 28mRM 2,559–8,087Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Barnstable Airportbus
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HYA - BKI
27h 59mRM 2,279–7,164Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BOS - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
34h 17mRM 2,432–6,215
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Kota Kinabalu is to fly and bus which costs RM 2400 - RM 6500 and takes 34h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 22h 41m and costs RM 2300 - RM 7500.
The distance between Boston and Kota Kinabalu is 14605 km.
It takes approximately 22h 41m to get from Boston to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 12h ahead of Boston. It is currently 4:41 PM in Boston and 4:41 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1167+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Korean Air, Jin Air, and five other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,500–13,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–10,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,500–13,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,500–13,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–12,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–18,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 210–2,900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- RM 210–2,000
- First Class
- RM 800–2,900
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–65
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- RM 35–65
- 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 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Barnstable Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 55–140
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–190
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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