There are 6 ways to get from Chicago 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ORD - BKI
23h 10mRM 1,810–6,020Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ORD - SDK
30h 33mRM 1,834–5,050Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ORD - LDU
30h 50mRM 1,910–6,520Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ORD - TWU
30h 27mRM 2,060–7,085Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane ORD - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
36h 49mRM 2,657–7,119Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MDW - BKI
28h 39mRM 2,910–10,020
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 5500 and takes 30h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sabah is to fly which takes 23h 10m and costs RM 1800 - RM 6000.
The distance between Chicago and Sabah is 14190 km.
It takes approximately 23h 10m to get from Chicago to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:47 AM in Chicago and 11:47 PM in Sabah.
There are 1135+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tawau Airport via Incheon, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–21,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
Bus operators
- 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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