There are 5 ways to get from Perak to Sabah by plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IPH - BKI
6h 44mRM 850–1,400Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KUL - BKI
6h 37mRM 278–998Car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
6h 19mRM 315–1,023Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Tanjong Malim to Sungai Bulohtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZB - BKI
5h 11mRM 374–1,326Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
7h 10mRM 332–1,228
Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perak to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 270 - RM 1000 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Perak to Sabah is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs RM 370 - RM 1400.
The distance between Perak and Sabah is 1668 km.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Perak to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Perak, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair and AirAsia fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,400
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,400
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai, Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–950
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Tanjong Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–19
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–3
- Express
- RM 13–19
Train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Tanjong Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–23
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Tanjong Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 17
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 13–15
- Gold
- RM 17
- Platinum
- RM 19–21
Train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–24
Train from Tanjong Malim to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–24
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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