There are 5 ways to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane GLA - BKI
23h 5mRM 1,448–4,453Fly Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ABZ - BKI
24h 15mRM 2,047–6,562Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAN - BKI
23h 17mRM 2,763–3,771Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EDI - BKI
25h 53mRM 1,572–4,077Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane EDI - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
31h 11mRM 1,999–6,651
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4100 and takes 25h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 23h 5m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4500.
The distance between Scotland and Kota Kinabalu is 11287 km.
It takes approximately 23h 5m to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 7h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 4:14 PM in Scotland and 11:14 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1145+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Scotland and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Emirates, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–16,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–15,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 440–750
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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