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RM 228 Find Cheap Flights from the Philippines to Kota Kinabalu

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Kota Kinabalu departing on 27/1. 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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Flights to Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as RM 481. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are RM 895 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Kota Kinabalu is November, where tickets cost RM 447 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of tickets from the Philippines is RM 567 and RM 563 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of RM 733.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost RM 551 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 564.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

January

Cheapest flight

RM 228
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Manila to Kota Kinabalu

FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • How far is Kota Kinabalu Airport from central Kota Kinabalu?

    There are 6 km between Kota Kinabalu city centre and Kota Kinabalu Airport.

  • What is the name of Kota Kinabalu’s airport?

    When flying to Kota Kinabalu, you'll arrive at Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). The airport is also known as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Kota Kinabalu?

    On average, a flight to Kota Kinabalu costs RM 308. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost RM 193 and departed from Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Kota Kinabalu.

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Kota Kinabalu are there each week?

    Each week there are around 506 direct flights from within Philippines to Kota Kinabalu. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kota Kinabalu

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Kota Kinabalu? 25% of our users found return tickets to Kota Kinabalu for the following prices or less: From Manila RM 226
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly from the Philippines is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kota Kinabalu flight deals.
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Prefer to fly direct to Kota Kinabalu?

Find which airlines fly direct to Kota Kinabalu Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Philippines to Kota Kinabalu

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +28 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +29 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +28 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to Philippines

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +28 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +29 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +28 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

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Top airline flying from the Philippines to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the Philippines to Kota Kinabalu. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
6.5
Philippines AirAsiaOverall score based on 122 reviews
7.2Crew
6.5Boarding
6.3Comfort
5.6Entertainment
6.3Food
Airline reviews

The flight was delayed by an hour . Traveling with 75 year old father was difficult and then when he asked for water he was asked to purchase :-) . Overall just an ok experience.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2024MNL - MPH
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The flight was delayed by an hour . Traveling with 75 year old father was difficult and then when he asked for water he was asked to purchase :-) . Overall just an ok experience.

Overall service is good, the only thing I would like airasia to improve is there seating. Their seat handles are broken as well as the back rest

Boarding with air asia is excellent via organized lines by zone except when there is only 1 gate agent and no scanner, only by tearing tickets??? Crazy

The flight was supposed to depart at 9:25. It departed at 9:00. Im glad we were early and did not miss it.

They wouldn't even allow us to bring water from the fountain on board the aircraft.

Premium seats should have legroom this one didn't have it. I had 2 free checked bag but I got charged for while it shows on my reservation

Terrible airline! This airline just ruined our family vacation due to a 12 hours delay as a result of their operational issues.

Too many flight delays. Airport terminal serving Boracay needs upgrades.

Over 6 hours delayed.. using philippine air fleet planes are beat up dirty and uncomfortable. Have been flying air asia for over 4 years from Manila to Tokyo and kansai as well as several local flights from Manila to Bacolod and Cebu.. 3 planes were down for maintenance and caused havoc.. need to invest in new fleet or seriously clean and upgrade the existing fleet. Will not be flying anymore until fixed. Several options out there now to choose from as air asia prices have skyrocketed.. no point in using them anymore . Severally upset passenger here. They can’t even manage the queuing of Zones for boarding as it’s a crab fest free for all now. No discipline and let the passengers in line to board just run into any lane possible.. and priority luggage?? Forget it I’ve paid for it for the last 6 flights and never got it first.. air asia has turned into a expensive joke.. use Cebu pacific or zip air now..

We had three flight delays before eventually taking off 3 hours late. Inflight service was very limited, but it was a relatively short flight. Luggage was delivered promptly.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
24/1Fri
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
27/1Mon
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 496
15/1Wed
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
22/1Wed
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 540
17/1Fri
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
24/1Fri
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 554
15/1Wed
direct
2h 15mMNL-BKI
22/1Wed
1 stop
22h 25mBKI-MNL
RM 674
1/3Sat
1 stopScoot
23h 35mMNL-BKI
8/3Sat
1 stopScoot
17h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 710
17/1Fri
direct
2h 15mMNL-BKI
20/1Mon
1 stop
30h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 826
15/1Wed
1 stopScoot
16h 00mMNL-BKI
22/1Wed
1 stopScoot
22h 25mBKI-MNL
RM 844
15/1Wed
1 stopChina Southern
14h 30mMNL-BKI
21/1Tue
1 stopChina Southern
9h 05mBKI-MNL
RM 1,581
24/1Fri
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
18h 30mMNL-BKI
31/1Fri
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
11h 55mBKI-MNL
RM 1,675
15/1Wed
1 stopChina Southern
14h 30mMNL-BKI
21/1Tue
1 stopChina Southern
9h 05mBKI-MNL
RM 1,738

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
27/1Mon
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
RM 228
27/1Mon
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
RM 232
29/1Wed
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
RM 237
31/1Fri
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
RM 241
28/1Tue
1 stopAirAsia
8h 25mMNL-BKI
RM 540
27/1Mon
1 stopAirAsia
13h 20mMNL-BKI
RM 549
29/1Wed
1 stop
9h 30mMNL-BKI
RM 612
10/1Fri
1 stop
10h 05mMNL-BKI
RM 701
25/12Wed
1 stopScoot
12h 35mMNL-BKI
RM 710
27/1Mon
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
22h 35mMNL-BKI
RM 1,117

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Last minute flights 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 to Kota Kinabalu that are departing in the next 10 days.
22/12Sun
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 15mMNL-BKI
30/12Mon
directPhilippines AirAsia
2h 00mBKI-MNL
RM 831
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 00mCEB-BKI
6/1Mon
multi-stop
12h 30mBKI-CEB
RM 1,117
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 00mCEB-BKI
5/1Sun
multi-stop
10h 35mBKI-CEB
RM 1,170
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 00mCEB-BKI
6/1Mon
multi-stop
12h 30mBKI-CEB
RM 1,219
22/12Sun
direct
2h 15mMNL-BKI
30/12Mon
multi-stop
15h 45mBKI-MNL
RM 1,228
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 00mCEB-BKI
5/1Sun
multi-stop
10h 35mBKI-CEB
RM 1,273
24/12Tue
multi-stop
14h 00mCEB-BKI
6/1Mon
multi-stop
17h 45mBKI-CEB
RM 1,353
22/12Sun
multi-stopChina Southern
30h 00mMNL-BKI
30/12Mon
multi-stopChina Southern
15h 45mBKI-MNL
RM 1,367
22/12Sun
direct
2h 15mMNL-BKI
29/12Sun
multi-stop
9h 40mBKI-MNL
RM 1,411
22/12Sun
multi-stop
25h 50mCRK-BKI
30/12Mon
multi-stop
31h 50mBKI-CRK
RM 1,523

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Everything you need to know for your flight to Kota Kinabalu

Information on the airport you'll fly into in Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

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