There are 6 ways to get from Sabah to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BKI - DXB
10h 42mAED 1,272–3,063Fly Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane TWU - DXB
12h 40mAED 1,254–3,566Fly Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane SDK - DXB
12h 15mAED 1,328–3,235Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane BKI - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
13h 9mAED 1,395–3,756Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane BKI - SHJ
12h 51mAED 1,473–3,045Fly Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane SDK - SHJ
14h 55mAED 1,546–3,259
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 1200 - AED 3100 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which takes 10h 42m and costs AED 1200 - AED 3100.
The distance between Sabah and Dubai is 6800 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Sabah to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h behind Sabah. It is currently 6:22 PM in Sabah and 2:22 PM in Dubai.
There are 17329+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,700
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,700
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,800
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,800
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–3,400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,800
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,800
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,400
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–9,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–3,800
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,100
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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