There are 5 ways to get from Croatia to Kota Kinabalu by plane, shuttle, 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 from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ZAG - BKI
21h 15mRM 1,824–6,543Bus, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Varaždin bus station to Keszthelybus
- Take the train from Keszthely to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BUD - BKI
28h 3mRM 1,318–3,959Fly from Split Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SPU - BKI
24h 16mRM 2,085–6,759Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LJU - BKI
23h 25mRM 3,172–9,234Shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BEG - BKI
23h 39mRM 1,902–4,210
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Kota Kinabalu is to bus and train and fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 4000 and takes 28h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 21h 15m and costs RM 1800 - RM 7000.
The distance between Croatia and Kota Kinabalu is 10328 km.
It takes approximately 21h 15m to get from Croatia to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 7h ahead of Croatia. It is currently 8:21 AM in Croatia and 3:21 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Croatia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Split Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Split Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Ljubljana to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Keszthely to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- RM 950–1,700
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Varaždin bus station to Keszthely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- RM 181
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
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