There are 8 ways to get from New York to Sabah by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JFK - BKI
24h 27mRM 1,458–4,573Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EWR - BKI
26h 11mRM 2,390–8,120Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BOS - BKI
30h 19mRM 3,050–9,325Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane JFK - SDK
29h 1mRM 1,582–4,203Fly Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGA - BKI
26h 52mRM 2,924–9,542Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane JFK - LDU
28h 7mRM 1,958–6,573Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JFK - TWU
30h 5mRM 1,908–4,738Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane JFK - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
33h 2mRM 2,823–7,198
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4200 and takes 29h 1m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Sabah is to fly which takes 24h 27m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4600.
The distance between New York and Sabah is 14767 km.
It takes approximately 24h 27m to get from New York to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 13h ahead of New York. It is currently 11:00 AM in New York and 12:00 AM in Sabah.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and eight other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–17,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 210–2,900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- RM 210–2,000
- First Class
- RM 800–2,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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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