Flights from Kuala Lumpur Airport KUL to Kota-Kinabalu Airport BKI

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You have a choice of 17 airline companies when flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota-Kinabalu International Airport. The flight time from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota-Kinabalu International Airport is around 2 Hours 44 Minutes and you will cover 1,629 Km (1,012 Miles). The airport code for Kuala Lumpur International Airport is KUL and for Kota-Kinabalu International Airport it is BKI.

The cost of ticket prices to Kota-Kinabalu International Airport Malaysia can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. If you are looking to get the cheapest flights possible then we recommend you travel mid week or in the late evening. On occasions, airliners may have special offers so look out for these. Our recommendation is to book well in advance if you are looking to get the best possible prices.

The table below shows the amount of daily flights in operation from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota-Kinabalu International Airport (BKI).

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
AirAsia1311131113111206:0523:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Turkish Airlines566665207:4022:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Malaysia Airlines344443508:0522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
IndiGo344443208:2522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Firefly344443208:2522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways344443108:2522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Batik Air Malaysia322433406:1022:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Philippine Airlines223222114:2522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Oman Air222222111:1522:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Etihad Airways222222107:4018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates222222107:4018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Myanmar Airways International112111114:2521:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Batik Air122011018:0023:00VIEW FLIGHTS
AirAsia X111111110:4510:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines011120008:2521:00VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways001010021:0021:00VIEW FLIGHTS
KLM100000018:3018:30VIEW FLIGHTS

The greatest amount of direct flights offered from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota-Kinabalu International Airport Malaysia are by AirAsia with around 84 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:05 and the latest flights at 23:40 with the most popular flight number being AK5104, AK5108, AK5110 and AK5112.

You can visit AirAsia at www.airasia.com/en/gb website for late minute deals and up to date information.

Below you can see the times of all flights. These flight times do vary so we recommend you look on the appropriate airline website for accurate information for the dates you are departing.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5134
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
17:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:30
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7656
Malaysia AirlinesMH2638
KLMKL4082
Turkish AirlinesTK4818
Myanmar Airways International8M9573
Philippine AirlinesPR3572
Qatar AirwaysQR5454
IndiGo6E3766
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5130
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik AirOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
23:40
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5120
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Tuesday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7646
Malaysia AirlinesMH2612
Turkish AirlinesTK4855
Japan AirlinesJL7975
Qatar AirwaysQR5441
IndiGo6E3760
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7650
Malaysia AirlinesMH2616
Turkish AirlinesTK8056
Myanmar Airways International8M9571
Philippine AirlinesPR3538
Qatar AirwaysQR5444
IndiGo6E3764
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
15:30
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik AirOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5138
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik AirOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
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Wednesday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5134
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7650
Malaysia AirlinesMH2616
Turkish AirlinesTK8056
Myanmar Airways International8M9571
Philippine AirlinesPR3538
Qatar AirwaysQR5444
IndiGo6E3764
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
17:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik AirOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5130
21:00
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7654
Malaysia AirlinesMH2628
Turkish AirlinesTK4847
Myanmar Airways International8M9572
Philippine AirlinesPR3570
British AirwaysBA8159
Japan AirlinesJL7173
Qatar AirwaysQR5447
IndiGo6E3768
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik AirOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
23:40
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5120
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Thursday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7646
Malaysia AirlinesMH2612
Turkish AirlinesTK4855
Japan AirlinesJL7975
Qatar AirwaysQR5441
IndiGo6E3760
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7650
Malaysia AirlinesMH2616
Turkish AirlinesTK8056
Myanmar Airways International8M9571
Philippine AirlinesPR3538
Qatar AirwaysQR5444
IndiGo6E3764
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
15:30
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5138
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
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Friday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5134
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
08:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7646
Malaysia AirlinesMH2612
Turkish AirlinesTK4855
Japan AirlinesJL7975
Qatar AirwaysQR5441
IndiGo6E3760
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:10
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5130
21:00
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7654
Malaysia AirlinesMH2628
Turkish AirlinesTK4847
Myanmar Airways International8M9572
Philippine AirlinesPR3570
British AirwaysBA8159
Japan AirlinesJL7173
Qatar AirwaysQR5447
IndiGo6E3768
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
23:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik AirOD1008
23:40
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5120
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Saturday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7650
Malaysia AirlinesMH2616
Turkish AirlinesTK8056
Myanmar Airways International8M9571
Philippine AirlinesPR3538
Qatar AirwaysQR5444
IndiGo6E3764
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5142
15:30
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4582
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1006
EmiratesEK3444
Etihad AirwaysEY5603
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5138
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik AirOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7652
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
Oman AirWY5633
Turkish AirlinesTK4849
Philippine AirlinesPR3586
Qatar AirwaysQR5446
IndiGo6E3769
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Sunday
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5108
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1004
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5134
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Turkish AirlinesTK4572
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1002
EmiratesEK3439
Etihad AirwaysEY5602
08:05
AirlineFlightNo
Malaysia AirlinesMH6106
09:15
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5136
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5112
10:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsia XD7676
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7660
Malaysia AirlinesMH2646
Oman AirWY5715
Turkish AirlinesTK8171
Qatar AirwaysQR5458
IndiGo6E3762
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5140
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5104
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
FireflyFY7650
Malaysia AirlinesMH2616
Myanmar Airways International8M9571
Philippine AirlinesPR3538
IndiGo6E3764
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5110
17:00
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5114
18:35
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1006
18:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5118
19:35
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5130
21:00
AirlineFlightNo
Malaysia AirlinesMH2628
21:45
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5116
22:00
AirlineFlightNo
Batik Air MalaysiaOD1008
22:15
AirlineFlightNo
Malaysia AirlinesMH2626
23:40
AirlineFlightNo
AirAsiaAK5120
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You may instead fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and arrive at Kota-Kinabalu International Airport by an alternative airport or airports. The summary of this is in the table below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu01,453 km (903 miles)2 Hours 31 Minutes
Penang to Kota Kinabalu01,747 km (1,085 miles)2 Hours 52 Minutes
Singapore Changi to Kota Kinabalu01,431 km (889 miles)2 Hours 30 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kota-Kinabalu (BKI)

DIRECT AirAsia
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Kuala Lumpur KUL to Kota-Kinabalu BKI?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Kuala Lumpur KUL to Kota-Kinabalu BKI is £29.22 ($37 €35.05)
£29.22
$37 | €35.05
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DIRECT AirAsia
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Kuala Lumpur KUL to Kota-Kinabalu BKI?
The cheapest direct return flight from Kuala Lumpur KUL to Kota-Kinabalu BKI is £73.45 ($93 €88.11)
£73.45
$93 | €88.11
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Flight Info FAQ - Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kota-Kinabalu (BKI)

Who flies from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
The following airlines fly from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kota-Kinabalu (BKI): AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, Batik Air Malaysia, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Firefly, IndiGo, Japan Airlines, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines.
How far is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu is 1,629KM or 1,012 miles.
How long does the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu to take?
The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu takes 2 Hours 44 Minutes.

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