There are 5 ways to get from Seoul to Sabah by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ICN - BKI
8h 26mRM 404–2,617Fly Gimpo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane GMP - BKI
9h 52mRM 656–1,910Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ICN - SDK
12h 29mRM 638–1,847Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ICN - TWU
11h 8mRM 814–2,282Train, bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PUS - BKI
10h 17mRM 893–1,445
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Sabah is to train and bus and fly which costs RM 850 - RM 1500 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Sabah is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs RM 400 - RM 2700.
The distance between Seoul and Sabah is 3719 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Seoul to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 6:16 PM in Seoul and 5:16 PM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Sabah, Malaysia?
Air Busan and Korean Air fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–18
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–18
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–18
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–150
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- RM 110–150
- First Class
- RM 160–200
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- RM 30–45
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