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There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Kota Kinabalu by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane FRA - BKI
    21h 31m
    RM 1,451–4,741

  2. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane HAJ - BKI
    24h 40m

  3. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane LEJ - BKI
    27h 4m
    RM 2,169–6,888

  4. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane NUE - BKI
    24h 23m
    RM 2,615–8,938

  5. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane MUC - BKI
    24h
    RM 2,264–7,653

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane plane FRA - BWN
    3. Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar car
    4. Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus bus
    28h 49m
    RM 2,678–5,015

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane FRA - SDK
    3. Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus bus
    33h 27m
    RM 1,521–4,542

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Miri Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Miri Airport (MYY)plane plane FRA - MYY
    3. Drive from Miri Airport (MYY) to Kota Kinabalucar car
    26h 49m
    RM 2,201–7,926

Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration19h 38mAverage Duration
TicketRM 1,384Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,920.6 km
  • Duration: 21h 31m

What companies run services between Europe and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Kota Kinabalu. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu.

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