There are 5 ways to get from Toronto to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane YYZ - BKI
22h 39mRM 1,869–4,676Fly Toronto Island Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane YTZ - BKI
24h 51mRM 2,496–7,648Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane YYZ - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
35h 47mRM 2,433–6,085Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BUF - BKI
30h 13mRM 3,897–11,489Train to Rochester, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ROC - BKI
32h 55mRM 3,495–11,913
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 4700 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 22h 39m and costs RM 1800 - RM 4700.
The distance between Toronto and Kota Kinabalu is 14310 km.
It takes approximately 22h 39m to get from Toronto to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 12h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 11:38 PM in Toronto and 11:38 AM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1180+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Rochester to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
Flights from Rochester to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Rochester to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Rochester to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,700
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 190–800
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- RM 190–500
- Business
- RM 330–750
- Business Plus
- RM 370–800
- Economy
- RM 210–550
- Economy Plus
- RM 240–600
- 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 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- RM 370–470
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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