There are 4 ways to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu by plane or train
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Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ABZ - BKI
20h 55mRM 2,446–6,061Fly from Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EDI - BKI
22h 8mRM 1,572–5,577Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane GLA - BKI
23h 11mRM 2,139–7,050Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAN - BKI
22h 42mRM 2,191–6,623
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 6000 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 20h 55m and costs RM 2400 - RM 6500.
The distance between Scotland and Kota Kinabalu is 11103 km.
It takes approximately 20h 55m to get from Scotland to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 8h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 3:00 AM in Scotland and 11:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1135+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Scotland and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
KLM, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–14,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Beijing Capital, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via London Heathrow, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
- 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 370–600
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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