There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to Sabah by plane, car, 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 Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IST - BKI
17h 2mRM 1,207–4,107Fly Istanbul to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane IST - SDK
20h 40mRM 1,531–5,537Fly Istanbul to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IST - TWU
17h 54mRM 1,857–6,572Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SAW - BKI
17h 12mRM 1,208–2,909Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SAW - SDK
20hRM 1,232–2,839Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SAW - TWU
18h 4mRM 1,458–3,374Fly Istanbul to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane IST - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
23h 11mRM 2,154–7,106
Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 2900 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Sabah is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4200.
The distance between Turkey and Sabah is 9391 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Turkey to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h ahead of Turkey. It is currently 6:28 AM in Turkey and 11:28 AM in Sabah.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Turkey and Sabah, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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