Cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

149 nonstop flights a week. Operated by 4 airlines, about 2h 40m in the air, 1,010 mi (1,625 km). Tickets from $61.

Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

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Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu at a glance

flight time, from 2h 30m to 2h 45m
2h 40m
straight-line distance
1,010 mi (1,625 km)
flights a week
149
next flight
10 November
first and last departure
06:05 - 22:15
lowest price, nonstop, 9 August
$61
airlines
4

Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu flight schedule

149 flights a week, 23 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
AK 5108
AirAsia
06:05 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
08:50 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Airbus A320
FY 2530
Firefly
06:50 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
09:30 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
AK 5104
AirAsia
07:00 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
09:40 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Airbus A320 NEO
OD 1002
Batik Air Malaysia
07:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
10:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Tue
Boeing 737
AK 5106
AirAsia
08:00 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
10:40 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2612
Malaysia Airlines
08:25 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
11:10 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
Boeing 737-800
AK 5136
AirAsia
09:20 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
12:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2610
Malaysia Airlines
09:35 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
12:20 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Boeing 737
AK 5110
AirAsia
10:05 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
12:45 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Airbus A320
OD 1016
Batik Air Malaysia
11:00 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
13:35 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Sat
Boeing 737-800
MH 2646
Malaysia Airlines
11:15 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
13:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
OD 1016
Batik Air Malaysia
11:20 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
13:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Tue
Boeing 737-800
AK 5140
AirAsia
11:45 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
14:30 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320 NEO
MH 2614
Malaysia Airlines
12:40 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
15:20 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
OD 1004
Batik Air Malaysia
13:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
16:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
AK 5138
AirAsia
13:40 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
16:25 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2616
Malaysia Airlines
14:25 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
17:05 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
AK 5133
AirAsia
15:05 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
17:50 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2640
Malaysia Airlines
15:40 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
18:20 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737
AK 5112
AirAsia
16:00 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
18:40 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Daily
Airbus A320 NEO
AK 5142
AirAsia
17:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
20:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2638
Malaysia Airlines
18:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
21:10 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737-800
AK 5114
AirAsia
19:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
21:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320 NEO
FY 6538
Firefly
19:35 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
22:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Thu, Sun
Boeing 737-800
OD 1006
Batik Air Malaysia
19:45 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
22:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
AK 5130
AirAsia
20:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
22:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320
MH 2606
Malaysia Airlines
20:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
22:50 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Mon, Tue, Sun
Boeing 737-800
MH 2626
Malaysia Airlines
22:15 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
00:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 1 December.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
OD 1016
Batik Air Malaysia
12:10 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
14:45 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2646
Malaysia Airlines
11:05 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
13:45 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2638
Malaysia Airlines
18:55 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
21:35 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2646
Malaysia Airlines
11:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
13:50 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2646
Malaysia Airlines
11:25 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
14:05 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AK 5116
AirAsia
13:45 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
16:25 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AK 5118
AirAsia
18:45 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
21:25 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AK 5124
AirAsia
20:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
23:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
MH 2610
Malaysia Airlines
09:30 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
12:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2638
Malaysia Airlines
19:20 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
22:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
MH 2612
Malaysia Airlines
08:05 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
10:45 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
OD 1008
Batik Air Malaysia
09:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
11:40 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AK 5136
AirAsia
09:15 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
11:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
MH 2610
Malaysia Airlines
09:15 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
11:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AK 5110
AirAsia
10:35 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
13:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
AK 5138
AirAsia
13:00 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
15:35 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AK 5133
AirAsia
15:10 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
17:45 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
OD 1012
Batik Air Malaysia
17:40 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
20:10 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AK 5114
AirAsia
18:25 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
21:00 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
FY 2534
Firefly
19:25 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 1
22:05 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AK 5118
AirAsia
19:35 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
22:15 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AK 5130
AirAsia
20:20 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
22:55 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AK 5124
AirAsia
22:00 Kuala Lumpur International, terminal 2
00:30 Kota Kinabalu International, terminal 1
2h 30m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Airports

Where flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu depart and land

Departure from Kuala Lumpur

147 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 27 mi (43 km) from the city centre

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah closest to the centreSZB

2 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

Arrival in Kota-Kinabalu

149 flights a week, terminal 1, 4 mi (7 km) from the city centre

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
A nonstop flight takes 2 hours 40 minutes on average, from 2h 30m to 2h 45m depending on the flight.
How far is Kota-Kinabalu from Kuala Lumpur?
1,010 mi (1,625 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
AirAsia (82 a week), Malaysia Airlines (41 a week), Batik Air Malaysia (17 a week) and Firefly (9 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
There are 149 a week, about 21.3 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota-Kinabalu?
The first departure is at 06:05 (AK5108), the last at 22:15 (MH2626). Local time.
Which Kuala Lumpur airport do flights to Kota-Kinabalu leave from?
Kuala Lumpur International (147 a week) and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (2 a week).