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Find cheap flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu from RM 171

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu departing on 25/7. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu (KBR-BKI)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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20:45 - 23:25KBR-BKI
2h 40mdirect
17:45 - 20:20BKI-KBR
2h 35mdirect
RM 436AirAsia
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Thu, 30 May - Tue, 4 Jun
18:25 - 00:40KBR-BKI
6h 15m1 stop
05:20 - 14:05BKI-KBR
8h 45m1 stop
RM 450Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 15 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
10:10 - 21:00KBR-BKI
10h 50m1 stop
17:45 - 20:20BKI-KBR
2h 35mdirect
RM 526
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Thu, 30 May - Tue, 4 Jun
10:25 - 20:40KBR-BKI
10h 15m1 stop
11:20 - 19:05BKI-KBR
7h 45m1 stop
RM 602Batik Air
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Tue, 15 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
08:50 - 16:10KBR-BKI
7h 20m1 stop
08:50 - 16:15BKI-KBR
7h 25m2 stops
RM 668AirAsia
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Sun, 28 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul
10:10 - 21:00KBR-BKI
10h 50m1 stop
05:20 - 14:05BKI-KBR
8h 45m1 stop
RM 687Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 30 May - Tue, 4 Jun
08:30 - 20:10KBR-BKI
11h 40m2 stops
10:25 - 18:40BKI-KBR
8h 15m2 stops
RM 1,380Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 15 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
18:25 - 23:40KBR-BKI
5h 15m1 stop
16:20 - 09:45BKI-KBR
17h 25m2 stops
RM 1,712Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 30 May - Tue, 4 Jun
18:25 - 18:20KBR-BKI
23h 55m2 stops
19:20 - 17:45BKI-KBR
22h 25m2 stops
RM 20,860
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Sun, 28 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul

Flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Kota Bharu, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu is November, where tickets cost RM 398 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, where the average cost of tickets is RM 901 and RM 844 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on AirAsia (RM 171) and Malaysia Airlines (RM 247). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on AirAsia (RM 436) and Malaysia Airlines (RM 450).

Which airlines fly direct between Kota Bharu and Kota Kinabalu?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu.
There is just one airline that flies from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu direct and that is AirAsia. The best one-way deal found from AirAsia for the route is RM 310.

How many flights are there between Kota Bharu and Kota Kinabalu per day?

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Kota Bharu and lands in Kota Kinabalu, with an average flight time of 2h 40m. The most common departure time is 20:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 3 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Kota Bharu and Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu take?

Direct flights from Kota Bharu generally make it to Kota Kinabalu in 2h 40m. The flying distance between the two cities is 2,447 km.

What’s the earliest departure time from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Kota Bharu at 20:45 and will be landing in Kota Kinabalu at 23:25.

What’s the latest departure time from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu jets off at 20:45 and lands at 23:25.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

September

Cheapest flight

RM 171
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 52% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
Flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

When to book flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu was RM 36 for a one-way ticket and RM 92 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    You can catch a direct flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu on on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Airlines or AirAsia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu are Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia. With an average price for the route of RM 586 and an overall rating of 7.4, Malaysia Airlines is the most popular choice. AirAsia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of RM 519 and an overall rating of 6.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Kota Bharu is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kota Kinabalu with an airline and back to Kota Bharu with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kota Kinabalu from Kota Bharu up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for RM 185 or less one-way and RM 405 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Kota Bharu Pengkalan Chepa to Kota Kinabalu?

Find which airlines fly direct from Pengkalan Chepa to Kota Kinabalu, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Kota Bharu Pengkalan Chepa to Kota Kinabalu

Tuesday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Thursday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Saturday

AirAsia

AirAsia

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to Kota Bharu Pengkalan Chepa

Tuesday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Thursday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Saturday

AirAsia

AirAsia

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Top airlines flying from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 394 reviews
7.6Comfort
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.0Food
6.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

4.0 OkayManish, May 2024KUL - MEL
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Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

An overnight Doha to KL. Great sleep, good service and tasty food in business class

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

The flight delay... but bus from the airport be on time

Bad experience, delay like no tomorrow. Original schedule departure time at 9:30pm, delayed until 12:05am only depart.

Great. Very satisfied with a direct flight from Penang back to HK international. Stewards in the cabin were very friendly and helpful. Would not hesitate to fly with Air Asia in the future.

Second time flying on AirAsia. They’re fine for a low cost carrier, so I don’t expect high level hospitality. They could have informed us that the flight would be delayed even if by a few minutes, instead of the passengers asking the gate agents why we’re not boarding 8 minutes before takeoff. And given some of the passengers on this particular flight were problematic, the crew did great handling such people.

Meh, it was AirAsia. It's not about a quality.

Great flight. Achieve my objecttive of travelling with less hassle .

They didn't have a single blanket for hire for a long haul overnight flight. This wasn't good enough even for a budget airline

Kayak shares with you the best price! and in my case it was Air Asia flight. Air Asia flight was on time, the boarding was seamless with FACES technology at KLIA2 and the pilot made a great smooth landing upon arrival. Excellent trip!

I left the city late and fortunately the flight was also delayed 50mins

Air Asia’s standard has dropped tremendously post pandemic. The whole organisation feels ‘soul-less’

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
25/7Thu
directAirAsia
2h 40mKBR-BKI
RM 171
25/7Thu
directAirAsia
2h 40mKBR-BKI
RM 175
18/6Tue
directAirAsia
2h 40mKBR-BKI
RM 199
10/7Wed
1 stop
5h 55mKBR-BKI
RM 204
24/7Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
6h 15mKBR-BKI
RM 247
25/7Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
8h 10mKBR-BKI
RM 261
8/7Mon
1 stopAirAsia
19h 15mKBR-BKI
RM 275
25/7Thu
1 stopAirAsia
10h 50mKBR-BKI
RM 308
25/7Thu
2 stops
6h 50mKBR-BKI
RM 341
11/7Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
8h 10mKBR-BKI
RM 346

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Last minute flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Kota Bharu to Kota Kinabalu that are departing in the next 10 days.
10/5Fri
multi-stop
7h 55mKBR-BKI
12/5Sun
multi-stop
10h 15mBKI-KBR
RM 659
11/5Sat
directAirAsia
2h 40mKBR-BKI
18/5Sat
multi-stopAirAsia
15h 25mBKI-KBR
RM 744
11/5Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
8h 10mKBR-BKI
18/5Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
11h 45mBKI-KBR
RM 830
11/5Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
9h 25mKBR-BKI
18/5Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
14h 25mBKI-KBR
RM 1,479
10/5Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
5h 15mKBR-BKI
12/5Sun
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
42h 30mBKI-KBR
RM 1,579

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Kota Bharu - Kota Kinabalu Flights

Departure:

Kota Bharu (undefined)Malaysia

Destination:

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Malaysia

Return flight deals:

Kota Kinabalu - Kota Bharu

Cabin classes:

RM 370