There are 4 ways to get from Sitiawan to Kota Kinabalu by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ipoh, fly
best- Take the bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kiddbus
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IPH - BKI
9h 5mRM 731–1,543Bus, train, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kiddbus
- Take the train from Ipoh to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
11h 11mRM 338–1,502Bus to Sultan Ismail Petra, fly
- Take the bus from Sri Manjung to Bus Terminal Kota Bharubus
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KBR - BKI
12h 51mRM 511–1,573Bus, train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly
- Take the bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kiddbus
- Take the train from Ipoh to Sungai Buluhtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZB - BKI
9h 36mRM 517–1,284
Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sitiawan to Kota Kinabalu is to bus and train and fly which costs RM 500 - RM 1300 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sitiawan to Kota Kinabalu is to bus and fly which takes 9h 5m and costs RM 700 - RM 1600.
The distance between Sitiawan and Kota Kinabalu is 1771 km.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Sitiawan to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Sitiawan, Malaysia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Sitiawan to Kota Kinabalu. However, you can take the bus to Medan Kidd, take the bus to Ipoh Airport, walk to Ipoh (IPH) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bus Terminal Kota Bharu, take the taxi to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–55
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 4–28
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 4–6
- Express
- RM 19–28
Train from Ipoh to Sungai Buluh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 5–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 5–8
- Express
- RM 22–35
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Sungai Buluh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 37
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 24–27
- Gold
- RM 37
- Platinum
- RM 46–49
- Phone
- 05-255 1128
- [email protected]
- Website
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kidd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–15
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kidd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–15
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Sitiawan to Medan Kidd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–15
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Sri Manjung to Bus Terminal Kota Bharu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–120
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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