RM 232 Find cheap flights from South Korea to Kota Kinabalu

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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 flight to Kota Kinabalu?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Incheon, at RM 1,037 one-way and RM 2,136 return. The most popular connection is from Busan to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as RM 626 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all 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 Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as RM 840. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where prices are RM 1,649 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 October, where tickets cost RM 728 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Korea is RM 1,948 and RM 1,792 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of RM 737.

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

The average price for all 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 at night, when flights cost RM 1,061 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 1,372.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

November

Cheapest flight

RM 232
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 50% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 42% lower on average.
Flight from Seoul Incheon Airport to Kota Kinabalu

FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Incheon, at RM 1,037 one-way and RM 2,136 return. The most popular connection is from Busan to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as RM 626 in the last 3 days.

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

    The city centre of Kota Kinabalu is 6 km from Kota Kinabalu.

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

    There is only 1 airport in Kota Kinabalu, called Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). It can also be referred to as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Kota Kinabalu?

    On average, a flight to Kota Kinabalu costs RM 734. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost RM 234 and departed from Incheon 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 451 direct flights from within South Korea to Kota Kinabalu. The most common day for departures is Thursday, 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 Busan RM 388
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, February and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Korea is October.
  • 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

South Korea to Kota Kinabalu

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +25 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +26 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +27 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to South Korea

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +25 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +26 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +27 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +25 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +26 more

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Top airlines flying from South Korea 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 South Korea 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.
7.8
Jeju AirOverall score based on 33 reviews
8.0Boarding
8.2Crew
7.6Comfort
6.3Entertainment
6.1Food
Airline reviews

At the boarding gate, Jeju airline accepted "carry on" bags for checking in for free due to the "limited cabin space". This is because most passengers were carrying multiple bags that exceed the size and weight limit for carry on items. Rather than inspecting carry-on bags at the counter and requiring excess bags to be checked in for a fee, they allowed freeloading at the boarding gate to to the detriment of those who paid the fee for checked bags. This is totally unfair.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024ICN - MNL
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At the boarding gate, Jeju airline accepted "carry on" bags for checking in for free due to the "limited cabin space". This is because most passengers were carrying multiple bags that exceed the size and weight limit for carry on items. Rather than inspecting carry-on bags at the counter and requiring excess bags to be checked in for a fee, they allowed freeloading at the boarding gate to to the detriment of those who paid the fee for checked bags. This is totally unfair.

As posred earlier the crew was very accommodating & professional. Thank You Allen

All though you can not help it the kids was loud and unruly, The crew was very accommodating and professional. Thank You Allen.

No priority counter check in for families with young children.

The flight was delayed from GUM to ICN, there was no notification on how delayed the flight would be. Although we received notice, there was no specified time given. The flight was also very uncomfortable.

Cons: "Sold me a ticket then cancelled 15 minutes later due to not having updated information from the airline on bookings."

ok flight, but charged for everything. water, food, baggage. no free water available, I had to plead to give me water to take medicine.

Need to consider about zero entertainment services and lack of flight information!

I can't board the 2nd flight due to the last 1st flight. In the 1st flight check-in, I can't board due to the stupid problem of K-ETA visa. The booking system and the flight company should inform the customer a few days earlier. This is the worse experience in my life. I won't use KAYAK and the airline anymore. My friends were also surprised about this stupid situation. I won't use KAYAK and T'way anymore.

I can't board the flight due to the K-ETA problem. You should inform the customer clearly a few days before the flight. I can't cancel/change the flight now. This is the worst experience in my life. I also never hear about this kind of bad experience. I won't use the booking system and the flight company anymore.

Pros: "We received great assistance at the check-in counter and were helped out even though we arrived late. The ground crew was actually great."
Cons: "We only got water. Felt like a bus ride. Minimum comfort but fair for the price."

Book cheap flights from South Korea to Kota Kinabalu

Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/3Tue
1 stop
17h 50mICN-BKI
10/3Mon
1 stop
20h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 478
4/3Tue
1 stop
26h 05mICN-BKI
8/3Sat
1 stop
10h 30mBKI-ICN
RM 483
3/3Mon
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
10/3Mon
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 496
18/3Tue
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
23/3Sun
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 527
12/1Sun
1 stopAirAsia X
19h 00mICN-BKI
15/1Wed
1 stopAirAsia X
14h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 563
17/3Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
19/3Wed
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 572
7/12Sat
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
13/12Fri
directJeju Air
4h 40mBKI-PUS
RM 626
2/12Mon
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
6/12Fri
directJeju Air
4h 40mBKI-PUS
RM 630
7/1Tue
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
13/3Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 670
9/12Mon
1 stopAirAsia X
19h 45mICN-BKI
12/12Thu
1 stopAirAsia X
26h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 791

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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.
15/12Sun
1 stop
15h 40mICN-BKI
RM 232
16/1Thu
1 stop
11h 30mICN-BKI
RM 237
4/12Wed
1 stopAirAsia X
19h 45mICN-BKI
RM 246
14/12Sat
1 stopAirAsia X
15h 30mICN-BKI
RM 255
3/3Mon
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
RM 264
6/3Thu
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
RM 268
25/11Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
RM 290
4/12Wed
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
RM 304
9/12Mon
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
RM 313
3/12Tue
directJeju Air
5h 40mICN-BKI
RM 326

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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.
21/11Thu
multi-stop
27h 00mICN-BKI
9/3Sun
multi-stop
17h 50mBKI-ICN
RM 483
25/11Mon
multi-stop
14h 50mICN-BKI
4/12Wed
multi-stop
20h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 492
25/11Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
28/11Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 572
23/11Sat
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
27/11Wed
directJeju Air
4h 40mBKI-PUS
RM 630
23/11Sat
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
27/11Wed
directJeju Air
4h 40mBKI-PUS
RM 639
25/11Mon
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
4/12Wed
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 715
25/11Mon
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
3/12Tue
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 769
25/11Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
28/11Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 809
22/11Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
37h 35mICN-BKI
25/11Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
14h 55mBKI-ICN
RM 970
25/11Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
18h 05mICN-BKI
3/12Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
32h 30mBKI-ICN
RM 974

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