There are 5 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
11h 17mAED 1,242–3,219Fly Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane TWU - DXB
12h 25mAED 1,654–4,366Fly 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 19mAED 1,257–3,334Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane BKI - SHJ
13h 1mAED 1,244–2,843Fly Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane SDK - SHJ
15h 30mAED 1,246–2,959
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 1200 - AED 2900 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Dubai is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs AED 1200 - AED 3300.
The distance between Sabah and Dubai is 6800 km.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Sabah to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h behind Sabah. It is currently 2:20 PM in Sabah and 10:20 AM in Dubai.
There are 17100+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Royal Brunei Airlines, Malindo Airways, and four other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–2,900
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–2,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,300
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,400
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,600
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dubai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- 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 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,700
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–2,900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Singapore Changi, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,500
- 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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