Flight routes from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu
KUL to BKI. All flight route options from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia to Kota Kinabalu International, Malaysia. These routes are operated by 5 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop or choose from 9 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 2 hours and 35 minutes.
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Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu flights
There are over 13 airlines and as many as 273 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) with AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia or AirAsia X but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Miri, Kota Bharu or any other of the 9 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Kota Kinabalu from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl (SZB).
Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu with AirAsia
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Miri or Kota Bharu.
With Batik Air Malaysia
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Tawau.
Distance & flight times: KLIA to Kota Kinabalu International
The shortest flight time between KUL and BKI is 2 hours and 35 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 2h 35m | - | 1017 miles (1636 km) |
MYY Miri | 4h 5m | 55m | 1039 miles (1672 km) |
KBR Kota Bharu | 4h 30m | - | - |
JHB Johor Bharu | 5h 5m | 50m | 1064 miles (1712 km) |
KCH Kuching | 5h 35m | 2h 40m | 1107 miles (1781 km) |
SDK Sandakan | 5h 40m | 2h 5m | 1291 miles (2077 km) |
LBU Labuan | 5h 45m | 2h 10m | 1025 miles (1649 km) |
TWU Tawau | 5h 55m | 2h 15m | 1324 miles (2130 km) |
SBW Sibu | 5h 55m | - | - |
PEN Penang | 6h 5m | 2h 20m | 1293 miles (2080 km) |


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Unpublished Flight Rates From Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu