There are 3 ways to get from Palau to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Koror (ROR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ROR - BKI
18h 56mRM 1,137–4,492Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Koror (ROR) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane ROR - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
28h 39mRM 1,531–6,292Fly to Labuan Airport, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Koror (ROR) to Labuan Airport (LBU)plane ROR - LBU
- Take the carferry from Labuan to Menumbokcarferry
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Menumbok to KK Sentralbus
38h 8mRM 4,502–13,207
Koror (ROR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palau to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1100 - RM 4500 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Palau to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 18h 56m and costs RM 1100 - RM 4500.
The distance between Palau and Kota Kinabalu is 2060 km.
It takes approximately 18h 56m to get from Palau to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 1h behind Palau. It is currently 3:14 PM in Palau and 2:14 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Palau and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and four other airlines fly from Koror (ROR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Koror to Labuan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–13,000
Flights from Koror to Labuan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 5,500–18,000
Flights from Koror to Labuan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–26,000
Flights from Koror to Labuan Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koror to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,300
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Koror to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,500
Flights from Koror to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Koror to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Koror to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–12,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Koror to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koror to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Koror to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
- 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
- Website
- Menumbok Ekspress
Bus from Bus Terminal Menumbok to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 28–29
- Schedules at
- Menumbok Ekspress
- Website
- galaxyferry.com
Car ferry from Labuan to Menumbok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–5
- Schedules at
- galaxyferry.com
- Malaysian
- RM 3
- Foreigner
- RM 5
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