There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BNE - BKI
14h 30mRM 1,752–3,270Fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BNE - SDK
17h 13mRM 1,376–3,900Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BNE - TWU
15h 48mRM 1,702–4,535Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane BNE - LDU
19hRM 1,752–4,870
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1700 - RM 3300 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Sabah is to fly which takes 14h 30m and costs RM 1700 - RM 3300.
The distance between Brisbane and Sabah is 5453 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Brisbane to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 9:11 PM in Brisbane and 7:11 PM in Sabah.
There are 1180+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and six other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–12,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–9,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–12,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
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