There are 4 ways to get from London to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
18h 12mRM 1,780–5,697Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGW - BKI
20h 30mRM 1,587–4,157Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane LHR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
22h 5mRM 2,607–5,271Fly London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LCY - BKI
26h 10mRM 2,032–6,542
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4200 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 18h 12m and costs RM 1700 - RM 6000.
The distance between London and Kota Kinabalu is 11293 km.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from London to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 2:02 PM in London and 9:02 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1124+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between London, England and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Frankfurt, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–15,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–5,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–110
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–140
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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