There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Sabah by plane
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Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane RUH - BKI
15h 56mRM 1,308–3,715Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane RUH - SDK
17h 54mRM 1,432–3,845Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane RUH - TWU
18h 3mRM 1,658–4,380Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane RUH - LDU
24h 46mRM 1,408–3,915
Riyadh (RUH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3800 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Sabah is to fly which takes 15h 56m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3800.
The distance between Riyadh and Sabah is 7692 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Riyadh to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Riyadh. It is currently 9:12 AM in Riyadh and 2:12 PM in Sabah.
There are 1180+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Sabah, Malaysia?
China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Riyadh to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
Flights from Riyadh to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Riyadh to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Colombo, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
Flights from Riyadh to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Riyadh to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
Flights from Riyadh to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–11,000
Flights from Riyadh to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Riyadh to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–4,400
Flights from Riyadh to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Colombo, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Riyadh to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–10,000
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from Riyadh to Sandakan Airport via Colombo, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,100
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