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Flights from Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

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Which are the most popular places to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

The domestic destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from Kota Kinabalu.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular place to fly from Kota Kinabalu is Kuala Lumpur (64% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Kuching (8%) and Tawau (7%).

What are the most popular international flights out of Kota Kinabalu?

The international destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from Kota Kinabalu.
There are many international destinations you can fly to from Kota Kinabalu. The most popular international destinations among KAYAK users are Taipei City, Guangzhou and Jakarta.

What are the most popular countries to fly to from Kota Kinabalu?

The most popular countries KAYAK users have searched for from Kota Kinabalu along with the average round-trip price for the route clicked by KAYAK users in the last 2 weeks.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular country to fly to from Kota Kinabalu is Singapore (14% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Philippines (7%) and South Korea (10%).

Which cities can I fly to direct from Kota Kinabalu?

There are loads of places you can fly direct to from Kota Kinabalu. The most popular destinations for direct flights among KAYAK users are Bintulu, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Sibu and Limbang. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Bintulu at RM 103, while the most expensive was Johor Bahru, at RM 232.

Which international cities can I fly to direct from Kota Kinabalu?

There are many international destinations you can fly to direct from Kota Kinabalu. The most popular international destinations from KAYAK users are Shanghai, Denpasar, Taipei City, Manila and Shenzhen. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Bandar Seri Begawan at RM 349, while the most expensive was Shanghai, at RM 641.

What is the longest direct flight from Kota Kinabalu?

The longest direct flight you can take from Kota Kinabalu is to Tokyo, with a duration of 5h 30m. The next longest is Beijing at 5h 20m, followed by a flight to Seoul at 5h 10m.

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June

High season

September

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Flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau

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  • What is Kota Kinabalu also known as?

    Kota Kinabalu Airport’s airport code is BKI. It can also be referred to as Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu Intl.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of Kota Kinabalu

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Kota Kinabalu to the following destinations at these prices or less: Kuala Lumpur RM 158 one-way - RM 315 round-trip; Shanghai RM 682 one-way - RM 1,149 round-trip; Tawau RM 75 one-way - RM 144 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be August and September. The cheapest month to fly from Kota Kinabalu is November.
  • Morning departure is around 21% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Kota Kinabalu to Anywhere

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Kota Kinabalu to Anywhere? 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.
7.8
FireflyOverall score based on 27 reviews
7.1Food
8.0Crew
7.9Comfort
6.2Entertainment
7.4Boarding
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They used the ATR 72-500 for the route and I love it.

10.0 ExcellentAndrew, Oct 2024JHB - SZB
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They used the ATR 72-500 for the route and I love it.

Delayed 7 hours plus. Given $15 worth of meal at Subway but it was actually we can only choose 1 set meal instead of $15 of anything. The staff at subway weren’t happy to serve huge group of us. No detailed explanation given by the airline and we just have to keep looking for information at the departure tv screen.

Was all very easy, from buying the ticket online to walking stratup to the check-in desk, helpful and friendly checkin staff, punctual take off, good standard of aircraft, luggage was waiting by the time I had cleared immigration. Thumbs up all round.

No frills, basic flight in a puddle jumper. I wasn’t expecting refreshments nor entertainment. Everything was efficient, and everyone was pleasant.

The only problem was that I bought ticket on a third party app but I have to pay extra luggage cost, because of in their system different from my bought ticket. Every other was perfect

I don’t like the sour face of the check in staff at Penang international airport, front desk service provider should be more friendly n smiles always 😊

It was delayed for more than 1 hour due to LIMA when many planes landed & took-off at the same time. It could ve been better if the pilot or crew informed us every few minutes so that we know what’s going on.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

It was great. The staff were so nice and helpful the food was great and they always made sure I was okay. As a foreigner I was worried about the language barrier but it was absolutely no issues. I highly recommend

Crew: Everybody was polite. People just need to get efficient and less reworking things. Entertainment: Could have move movies and games. The “music” section is a joke, only ONE available. Food: The food provided on the flights boarding in china needs a serious reworking. Too much oil, bad for your stomach, tastes too artificial and the eggs were a giant mass of green dough.

We were diverted to Chengdu, because of bad weather and finally made it to Chong King about 7 hours later

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

Never got the wheelchair service when my parents arrived at LA . My mom was 74 , also my dad was 84 years old, both don’t speak English. I double checked with the front desk at Phoenix airport, making sure that they will be taking care of.

Jia yung was the flight attendant that made this a miserable flight.

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

AC not working, just slowly blowing room temperature air. Long taxi time does not help as well. Sweating all over the whole trip.

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

It was a 2-hour flight so they didn't have much time for serving food. There was some turbulence so they could not serve hot coffee or tea for the safety reason. Good service, good tasting food, nice plane, a little bit of delay.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Ok, but legspace on MH0127 from Kul to Per was too small. It was not possible to tilt my seat which I don't understand because the seat in front of my could do it. So I didn't rest on the flight. Also, the crew was probably understaffed because it took very long time to take trash after the meal. Everything very different from the flight with Malaysian Airlines from London to KL.

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.

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

Very quick turn around, plane was in good condition, alles paletti.

My flight boarding was interrupted as gate staff said I needed visa in advance for Vietnam....

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

Boarding was nuts. Gate change. Delayed. No communication from gate staff. They seemed lost. Rest of the flight went well

Premium check in was worth it. Boarding process was a little chaotic. Seats were super cramped and I am less than 80kg and 180cm

It was good. The FACE check in at KLIA2 was not working.

should remind people who cough must wear the mask. A few persons surrounding keep coughing.

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

Need to improve the availability of the food. Seems like everything sold out

Did not like that we were not informed about the 4 hour delay, crew not friendly, noone at terminals to consult with...all employees for Batrik were behind glass aftervgoing through security at the gate again. Why no agent at Gate H 10 to answer questions? And no apology. Updates would have eased anxiety. Boarding is disorderly also.

During this flight all the crew just focused on making money by selling food and drinks. There was only one washroom open. And it really smelled bad and wasn’t usable. Even to watch something onboard entertainment u have to rent headphones pathetic airline but only one with direct flight so pretty much the only option from Karachi to KL

Delayed for 3 hours, need to pay extra for drinking water.

The OD2204 KUL-LGK was delayed 40 minutes due to air-condition malfuntion, after inspection the technician give green light for the flight to go as usual but the air-condition is still not working properly, passengers complaining to the stewardess but they cannot do anything, I did tweet to @malindoair to complaint but no reply from them … hope this Batik Air is not having problem like Rayani Air and I do hope the management do respond to my complaint as well

Nasi lemak was horrible. Plain white rice, tasteless sambal, no cucumber, no kacang, no ikan bilis. And the chicken was colourless and tasteless, tasted like boiled chicken. Entertainment system didn't work at all.

2 delayed flights - hotel layover in a different country- lost baggage.

Silly to not even offer people water for free when they are paying so much for tickets.

You get what you pay for. It’s functional and gets you from point A to B in good comfort. However, food options are limited and cash only, Crew is a hit and miss .. they get your attention if you reach out.

Good leg room ... air conditioning was a bit warm don't Book row 8 ... no windows

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