There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Sabah by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PVG - BKI
7h 18mRM 463–1,334Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SHA - BKI
9h 1mRM 503–1,603Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PVG - SDK
9h 56mRM 487–1,364Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PVG - TWU
11h 50mRM 583–1,699Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- 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 6mRM 594–1,889
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 480 - RM 1400 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs RM 460 - RM 1400.
The distance between Shanghai and Sabah is 2906 km.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Shanghai to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sabah, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Spring Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
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
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