There are 7 ways to get from Lisbon to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LIS - BKI
21h 52mRM 1,629–4,459Train to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanhatrain
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane OPO - BKI
27h 33mRM 1,795–4,043Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Labuan Airport (LBU)plane LIS - LBU
- Take the car ferry from Labuan to Menumbokcarferry
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Menumbok to KK Sentralbus
30h 4mRM 5,541–15,075Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane LIS - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
28h 20mRM 2,061–5,633Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LIS - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
31h 3mRM 1,699–4,725Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport, drive
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Miri Airport (MYY)plane LIS - MYY
- Drive from Miri Airport (MYY) to Kota Kinabalucar
27h 29mRM 1,779–4,844Train to Faro Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FAO - BKI
30h 26mRM 2,074–5,839
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 4100 and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 21h 52m and costs RM 1600 - RM 4500.
The distance between Lisbon and Kota Kinabalu is 12516 km.
It takes approximately 21h 52m to get from Lisbon to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 7h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 12:48 PM in Lisbon and 7:48 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Beijing Capital, AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–4,100
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 5,500–15,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–20,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Rome, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–20,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–21,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,500–23,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–20,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–21,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Labuan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,500–23,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,700
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Miri Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zurich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Rome, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Munich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Zurich, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Belgrade, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–5,500
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 160–310
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 150–280
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Bus from Bus Terminal Menumbok to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 26–30
- Schedules at
- menumbokekspress.blogspot.com
- 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
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–230
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Website
- galaxyferry.com
Car ferry from Labuan to Menumbok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–5
- Schedules at
- galaxyferry.com
- Malaysian
- RM 3
- Foreigner
- RM 5
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