RM 198 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 round-trip 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 1,888 return. The most popular connection is from Busan to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as RM 793 in the last 3 days.

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 Sunday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as RM 847. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are RM 2,227 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 734 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of tickets from South Korea is RM 1,929 and RM 1,622 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of RM 734.

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 at night, when round-trip flights cost RM 1,070 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 1,196.

What is a good deal for flights to Kota Kinabalu?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Kota Kinabalu, 25% of our users found tickets to Kota Kinabalu for the following prices or less: From Busan RM 1,216 return.

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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

RM 198
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 41% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% 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 1,888 return. The most popular connection is from Busan to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as RM 793 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 735. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost RM 336 and departed from Busan Gimhae 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 500 direct flights from within South Korea to Kota Kinabalu. The most common day for departures is Sunday, 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 789
  • 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, +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

Air Canada, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Canada, AirAsia, +28 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

Air Canada, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Canada, AirAsia, +28 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to South Korea

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

Air Canada, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Canada, AirAsia, +28 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

Air Canada, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Canada, AirAsia, +28 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.
7.7
Jeju AirOverall score based on 31 reviews
8.1Crew
6.2Entertainment
6.0Food
7.8Boarding
7.5Comfort
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.

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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.
10/3Mon
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
17/3Mon
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 419
8/3Sat
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
15/3Sat
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 424
8/3Sat
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
13/3Thu
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 433
10/2Mon
1 stop
14h 50mICN-BKI
13/3Thu
direct
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 460
11/3Tue
1 stop
11h 30mICN-BKI
17/3Mon
direct
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 464
23/3Sun
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
26/3Wed
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 658
4/3Tue
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
27/3Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 662
17/3Mon
directJeju Air
5h 40mICN-BKI
20/3Thu
directJeju Air
5h 10mBKI-ICN
RM 703
23/4Wed
directJin Air
5h 30mICN-BKI
26/4Sat
directJin Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 707
16/3Sun
directJeju Air
5h 40mICN-BKI
20/3Thu
directJeju Air
5h 10mBKI-ICN
RM 748

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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.
8/3Sat
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
RM 198
25/3Tue
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
RM 221
8/3Sat
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
RM 225
8/3Sat
1 stop
11h 30mICN-BKI
RM 234
20/1Mon
1 stop
14h 50mICN-BKI
RM 257
9/3Sun
directJeju Air
5h 40mICN-BKI
RM 302
1/1Wed
1 stopAirAsia X
19h 45mICN-BKI
RM 315
10/3Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
RM 329
10/3Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
RM 342
9/3Sun
directJeju Air
5h 40mICN-BKI
RM 424

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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
directJeju Air
5h 20mPUS-BKI
27/12Fri
directJeju Air
4h 40mBKI-PUS
RM 969
23/12Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
18h 05mICN-BKI
25/12Wed
multi-stopChina Eastern
32h 45mBKI-ICN
RM 982
22/12Sun
multi-stop
26h 25mICN-BKI
26/12Thu
multi-stop
26h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 1,104
25/12Wed
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
12/3Wed
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 1,108
23/12Mon
multi-stop
10h 30mICN-BKI
26/12Thu
multi-stop
26h 05mBKI-ICN
RM 1,113
23/12Mon
directJin Air
5h 30mICN-BKI
26/12Thu
directJin Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 1,262
23/12Mon
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
2/1Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 1,370
22/12Sun
directT'way Air
5h 25mICN-BKI
26/12Thu
directT'way Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 1,410
22/12Sun
directAirAsia
5h 30mICN-BKI
27/12Fri
directAirAsia
5h 00mBKI-ICN
RM 1,663
23/12Mon
directJin Air
5h 30mICN-BKI
28/12Sat
directJin Air
5h 15mBKI-ICN
RM 1,730

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