There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Cotabato by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane BKI - CBO
6h 24m₱14,769–41,927Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane BKI - CGY
- Take the bus from Bulua, Cagayan de Oro to Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabatobus
15h 3m₱8,748–24,676Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian, taxi
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Pagadian (PAG)plane BKI - PAG
- Take the taxi from Pagadian (PAG) to Cotabatotaxi
7h 56m₱11,849–29,916Bus, drive to Brunei International Airport, fly to Awang Airport
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane BWN - CBO
16h 27m₱20,984–61,707
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Cotabato is to fly and bus which costs ₱8,500 - ₱25,000 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Cotabato is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱42,000.
The distance between Sabah and Cotabato is 923 km.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Sabah to Cotabato, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Cotabato.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Cotabato, Philippines?
AirAsia Philippines and Philippine Airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO) once daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–42,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–28,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–25,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Awang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–70,000
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Awang Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–60,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–25,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–27,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Pagadian via Brunei International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–36,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,000–24,000
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bulua, Cagayan de Oro to Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱450–600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,200
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Estimated price
- ₱2,600–3,100
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