There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Klia by plane or train
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane BKI - KUL
3h 48mRM 265–942Fly Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SDK - KUL
4h 22mRM 350–1,437Fly Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane TWU - KUL
4h 31mRM 349–1,071Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane BKI - SZB
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
4h 30mRM 488–1,168
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Klia is to fly which costs RM 340 - RM 1100 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Klia is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs RM 260 - RM 950.
The distance between Sabah and Klia is 1640 km.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Sabah to Klia, including transfers.
There are 850+ hotels available in Klia.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Klia, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) hourly.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–2,300
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,400
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–2,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–2,300
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,400
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–2,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–850
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–800
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–75
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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