There are 3 ways to get from Johor to Sabah by plane or bus
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Fly Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JHB - BKI
4h 5mRM 349–812Fly Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JHB - TWU
4h 52mRM 429–1,177Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIN - BKI
5h 45mRM 350–1,025
Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Johor to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 340 - RM 850 and takes 4h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Johor to Sabah is to fly which takes 4h 5m and costs RM 340 - RM 850.
The distance between Johor and Sabah is 1484 km.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Johor to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1067+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Johor, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) every 2 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–800
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Senai International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,000
Flights from Senai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–950
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–650
Bus operators
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 16–70
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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