There are 8 ways to get from New York to Sabah by plane, car, bus, or train
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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 7mRM 1,958–5,073Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EWR - BKI
26h 1mRM 2,788–9,109Fly Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LGA - BKI
26h 22mRM 2,924–9,542Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane JFK - SDK
28h 6mRM 1,982–5,003Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane JFK - TWU
29h 45mRM 2,408–6,138Fly 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
27h 7mRM 2,058–5,573Fly 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 57mRM 2,805–9,172Train 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
28h 54mRM 2,601–8,108
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1900 - RM 5000 and takes 28h 6m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Sabah is to fly which takes 24h 7m and costs RM 1900 - RM 5500.
The distance between New York and Sabah is 14767 km.
It takes approximately 24h 7m to get from New York to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 12h ahead of New York. It is currently 9:40 AM in New York and 9:40 PM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Sabah, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and 10 other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–18,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–9,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–22,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–18,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–22,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact 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 DetailsContact 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 260–600
- 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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