There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAN - BKI
19h 32mRM 1,836–6,058Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
20h 1mRM 2,329–5,191Train to Newcastle, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NCL - BKI
24h 47mRM 1,876–4,731Fly Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane MAN - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
25h 50mRM 2,580–14,158Fly Manchester Airport to Miri Airport, drive
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Miri Airport (MYY)plane MAN - MYY
- Drive from Miri Airport (MYY) to Kota Kinabalucar
26h 5mRM 2,476–6,773
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to train and fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 4800 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 19h 32m and costs RM 1800 - RM 6500.
The distance between Manchester and Kota Kinabalu is 11306 km.
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:01 PM in Manchester and 10:01 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1132+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–14,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Miri Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Miri Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Miri Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
- 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 2,100–4,700
- 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 Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 330–550
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 230–380
- Website
- TransPennine 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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