There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PVG - BKI
7h 34mRM 533–1,059Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SHA - BKI
8h 47mRM 523–1,628Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HGH - BKI
9h 13mRM 614–1,914Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane WUX - BKI
9h 50mRM 637–1,994Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NTG - BKI
11h 45mRM 675–2,110Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NGB - BKI
11h 50mRM 590–1,781
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 500 - RM 1100 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs RM 500 - RM 1100.
The distance between Shanghai and Kota Kinabalu is 2913 km.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Shanghai Airlines, and Spring Airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,900
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- chongqingairlines.cn
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,200
Train operators
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–49
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 45–49
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 70–80
- Business Class Seat
- RM 100–150
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 36–40
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 36–40
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 58–64
- Business Class Seat
- RM 80–120
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 140–160
- Business Class Seat
- RM 200–290
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 35–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 45–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 65–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 65–95
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 100–150
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- RM 28–40
- Hard Sleeper
- RM 30–50
- Soft Sleeper
- RM 75–110
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- RM 14–19
- Hard sleeper
- RM 30–45
- Soft sleeper
- RM 50–70
Bus operators
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–60
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- RM 40–60
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