There are 5 ways to get from California to Sabah by plane
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SFO - BKI
21h 30mRM 1,245–3,455Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LAX - BKI
22h 20mRM 1,231–3,452Fly San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SFO - LDU
27h 5mRM 1,345–3,555Fly San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SFO - SDK
27h 58mRM 1,269–3,285Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SFO - TWU
26h 37mRM 1,495–3,920
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 3300 and takes 27h 58m.
The fastest way to get from California to Sabah is to fly which takes 21h 30m and costs RM 1200 - RM 3500.
The distance between California and Sabah is 12320 km.
It takes approximately 21h 30m to get from California to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 4:38 AM in California and 7:38 PM in Sabah.
There are 1135+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between California, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and 11 other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
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