There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sabah by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
17h 54mRM 2,008–4,529Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGW - BKI
20h 45mRM 1,645–4,259Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
19h 37mRM 2,032–5,559Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LHR - TWU
20h 56mRM 2,558–6,594Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane LHR - LDU
29h 4mRM 2,208–5,529Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane LHR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
21h 53mRM 2,260–4,428
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 2000 - RM 6000 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sabah is to fly which takes 17h 54m and costs RM 2000 - RM 4600.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Sabah is 11266 km.
It takes approximately 17h 54m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 7h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 8:51 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 3:51 AM in Sabah.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–17,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–21,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Chongqing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zhengzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–4,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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