There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Kuching by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Kuching International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane IST - KCH
16h 30mRM 1,437–4,752Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane SAW - KCH
16h 35mRM 1,138–2,654Fly Istanbul to Sibu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sibu Airport (SBW)plane IST - SBW
- Take the bus from Sibu to Kuchingbus
24h 29mRM 1,702–5,616Fly Istanbul to Supadio, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Supadio (PNK)plane IST - PNK
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Kuchingbus
24h 16mRM 1,697–5,611
Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which costs RM 1100 - RM 2700 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kuching is to fly which takes 16h 30m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4800.
The distance between Istanbul and Kuching is 9248 km.
It takes approximately 16h 30m to get from Istanbul to Kuching, including transfers.
Kuching is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 11:55 AM in Istanbul and 4:55 PM in Kuching.
There are 1006+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kuching, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sibu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Supadio via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Supadio via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Supadio via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Supadio via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Sibu to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 60–64
- Schedules at
- expressbusmalaysia.com
Bus from Pontianak to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 59–63
- Schedules at
- expressbusmalaysia.com
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