There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to General Santos by plane or bus
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to General Santos (GES)plane BKI - GES
5h 54m₱10,191–28,075Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane BKI - DVO
- Take the bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminalbus
9h 55m₱9,658–26,375Fly Lahad Datu Airport to General Santos
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to General Santos (GES)plane LDU - GES
14h 49m₱9,875–26,703Fly Sandakan Airport to General Santos
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to General Santos (GES)plane SDK - GES
12h 32m₱14,628–41,749Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport, bus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Awang Airport (CBO)plane BKI - CBO
- Take the bus from Cotabato to General Santosbus
10h 55m₱13,709–37,446
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to General Santos (GES) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to General Santos is to fly and bus which costs ₱9,500 - ₱27,000 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to General Santos is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs ₱10,000 - ₱29,000.
The distance between Sabah and General Santos is 1014 km.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Sabah to General Santos, including transfers.
There are 189+ hotels available in General Santos.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and General Santos, Philippines?
AirAsia Philippines, Cebu Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to General Santos (GES) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–28,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–28,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–35,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to General Santos via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–27,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to General Santos via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–27,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,000–26,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to General Santos via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to General Santos via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–41,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–28,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–32,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Awang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–37,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–28,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–32,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to General Santos via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–32,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱270–380
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- biocoop.com.ph
Bus from Cotabato to General Santos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱520
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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