There are 5 ways to get from Hat Yai to Sabah by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Hat Yai to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HDY - BKI
7h 42mRM 387–1,407Train, train to Alor Setar, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Alor Setartrain
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AOR - BKI
9h 23mRM 703–1,343Train, train to Alor Setar, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Alor Setartrain
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AOR - SDK
9h 42mRM 627–1,873Train, bus to Sultan Ismail Petra, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Sungai Koloktrain
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Rantau Panjang to Stesen Bas Kota Bharubus
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KBR - BKI
10h 59mRM 393–2,028Fly Hat Yai to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HDY - SDK
7h 55mRM 451–1,437
Hat Yai (HDY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hat Yai to Sabah is to train and bus and fly which costs RM 390 - RM 2100 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Hat Yai to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs RM 380 - RM 1500.
The distance between Hat Yai and Sabah is 1748 km.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Hat Yai to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Hat Yai. It is currently 6:57 PM in Hat Yai and 7:57 PM in Sabah.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Hat Yai, Thailand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Thai AirAsia, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,900
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Hat Yai to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,400
Flights from Hat Yai to Sandakan Airport via Don Muang, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Hat Yai to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
Train from Hat Yai to Sungai Kolok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 16–20
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 8–12
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 40–44
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ekspres Mutiara
Bus from Stesen Bas Rantau Panjang to Stesen Bas Kota Bharu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–16
- Schedules at
- Ekspres Mutiara
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