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
20h 3mRM 2,340–3,165Train to Newcastle, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NCL - BKI
28h 37mRM 2,130–5,245Train 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 54mRM 2,457–5,279Fly 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
26h 21mRM 2,572–6,139Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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
24h 47mRM 2,689–5,153
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 2300 - RM 3200 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 20h 3m and costs RM 2300 - RM 3200.
The distance between Manchester and Kota Kinabalu is 11306 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Manchester to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:50 AM in Manchester and 3:50 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1180+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–15,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–17,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–19,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–21,000
- 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 2,100–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–19,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–4,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
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 3,000–10,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 290–500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
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
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