There are 4 ways to get from Kathmandu to Sabah by plane or taxi
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Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KTM - BKI
10h 34mRM 1,000–2,900Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KTM - SDK
11h 53mRM 1,188–3,773Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KTM - TWU
11h 52mRM 1,298–3,463Taxi to Simara Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SIF - BKI
12h 2mRM 2,152–5,416
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1000 - RM 2900 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sabah is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs RM 1000 - RM 2900.
The distance between Kathmandu and Sabah is 4050 km.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Kathmandu to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 2h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 4:03 PM in Kathmandu and 6:18 PM in Sabah.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Sabah, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,700
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–3,700
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–12,000
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- RM 350–420
Impala Travel Service
- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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