There are 3 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Daegu International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane BKI - TAE
8h 45m₩487,610–1,421,993Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane BKI - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
8h 26m₩184,110–988,493Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BKI - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
9h 1m₩280,110–435,493
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus which costs ₩280,000 - ₩440,000 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu is to fly and bus and train which takes 8h 26m and costs ₩180,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Daegu is 3587 km.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Daegu, including transfers.
Daegu is 1h ahead of Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 1:03 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 2:03 PM in Daegu.
There are 248+ hotels available in Daegu.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Daegu, South Korea?
Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,900,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,200,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,100,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–60,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩29,000–40,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–60,000
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- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
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