There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Sydney by plane
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BKI - SYD
11h 53m$380–793Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SDK - SYD
13h 51m$560–1,913Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TWU - SYD
13h 1m$450–875Fly from Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LDU - SYD
14h 8m$395–954
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Sydney is to fly which costs $380 - $800 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Sydney is to fly which takes 11h 53m and costs $380 - $800.
The distance between Sabah and Sydney is 5778 km.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Sabah to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 2h ahead of Sabah. It is currently 8:02 PM in Sabah and 10:02 PM in Sydney.
There are 5153+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Airways, and four other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–3,400
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
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