There are 5 ways to get from London to Sabah 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
17h 11mRM 2,260–4,671Train 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 4mRM 1,566–4,232Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
19h 19mRM 2,284–6,201Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LHR - TWU
20h 33mRM 1,910–6,236Fly 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
21h 50mRM 2,207–5,770
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4300 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sabah is to fly which takes 17h 11m and costs RM 2200 - RM 4700.
The distance between London and Sabah is 11286 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from London to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 10:41 AM in London and 6:41 PM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between London, England and Sabah, Malaysia?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and six other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–15,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tawau Airport via Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–5,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,100
- 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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