There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SEA - BKI
21h 59mRM 1,545–5,050Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane SEA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
31h 37mRM 2,072–7,124Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LKE - BKI
26h 10mRM 2,332–7,037Shuttle to Bellingham International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BLI - BKI
26h 4mRM 2,044–6,762
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 5500 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 21h 59m and costs RM 1500 - RM 5500.
The distance between Seattle and Kota Kinabalu is 11827 km.
It takes approximately 21h 59m to get from Seattle to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 15h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 3:38 PM in Seattle and 6:38 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1167+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Delta, Jin Air, and nine other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Nanaimo, Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Portland, Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–17,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
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
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–240
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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