There are 3 ways to get from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu by plane, car ferry, 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 Wellington to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane WLG - BKI
20h 22mRM 1,638–6,050Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BHE - BKI
27h 22mRM 2,118–6,823Fly Wellington to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane WLG - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
25h 20mRM 1,982–4,550
Wellington (WLG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu is to fly and drive and bus which costs RM 1900 - RM 4600 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu is to fly which takes 20h 22m and costs RM 1600 - RM 6500.
The distance between Wellington and Kota Kinabalu is 7951 km.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
Kota Kinabalu is 5h behind Wellington. It is currently 6:36 PM in Wellington and 1:36 PM in Kota Kinabalu.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,500
Flights from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,400
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–11,000
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Wellington to Brunei International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Wellington to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- 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
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 298
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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