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01:40 - 14:40PER-BKI
13h 00m2 stops
23:20 - 15:40BKI-PER
16h 20m1 stop
Wed, 5 Jun - Sun, 16 Jun
01:20 - 14:40PER-BKI
13h 20m1 stop
06:00 - 19:50BKI-PER
13h 50m1 stop
Tue, 16 Jul - Fri, 19 Jul
23:15 - 20:40PER-BKI
21h 25m1 stop
21:30 - 05:30BKI-PER
32h 00m1 stop
$538Batik Air
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Thu, 18 Jul - Mon, 22 Jul
23:15 - 20:40PER-BKI
21h 25m1 stop
21:30 - 00:30BKI-PER
27h 00m1 stop
$541Batik Air
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Thu, 18 Jul - Mon, 22 Jul
12:45 - 11:20MEL-BKI
24h 35m1 stop
19:55 - 20:15BKI-MEL
22h 20m1 stop
$561Scoot
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Mon, 22 Jul - Sun, 28 Jul
21:20 - 19:10MEL-BKI
23h 50m1 stop
12:05 - 11:45BKI-MEL
21h 40m1 stop
$604Scoot
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Tue, 23 Jul - Tue, 30 Jul
02:10 - 21:00PER-BKI
18h 50m1 stop
21:45 - 14:50BKI-PER
17h 05m1 stop
$660Malaysia Airlines
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Fri, 3 May - Wed, 15 May
02:10 - 17:00PER-BKI
14h 50m1 stop
15:00 - 01:10BKI-PER
10h 10m1 stop
$663Malaysia Airlines
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Fri, 3 May - Wed, 15 May
12:30 - 19:40MEL-BKI
9h 10m1 stop
21:20 - 04:30BKI-MEL
29h 10m1 stop
$773Royal Brunei Airlines
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Thu, 18 Jul - Tue, 23 Jul
12:30 - 20:30MEL-BKI
10h 00m1 stop
08:30 - 04:30BKI-MEL
18h 00m1 stop
$941Royal Brunei Airlines
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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 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 Monday where tickets can be as cheap as $793. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are $1,008 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 $707 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $1,930 and $1,456 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $734.

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 $842 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 $1,319.

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 13 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Kota Kinabalu?

The duration of your flight to Kota Kinabalu depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Kota Kinabalu on KAYAK are from Melbourne, which takes 8h 35m, Perth, which takes 11h 25m, Sydney, which takes 12h 35m, and Brisbane, which takes 15h 25m.

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November

High season

December

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$334
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (57% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights to Kota Kinabalu

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FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • How far is Kota Kinabalu from central Kota Kinabalu?

    You’ll need to travel 6 km to reach the Kota Kinabalu city centre from Kota Kinabalu.

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

    All flights to Kota Kinabalu land at Kota Kinabalu. The airport code is BKI,and it can also be referred to as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl.

  • 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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Kota Kinabalu?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Kota Kinabalu, AirAsia offers the most flights, with around 229 per week, followed by Malaysia Airlines with 145 flights per week.

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Australia to Kota Kinabalu

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +22 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +19 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +20 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +23 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +24 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +19 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +20 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to Australia

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +22 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +19 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +20 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +23 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +24 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +19 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +20 more

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Top 5 airlines flying 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 Australia 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1481 reviews
8.7crew
8.4boarding
8.1comfort
7.8food
8.2entertainment
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10.0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024SIN - KUL
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

Awesome as always. I wish though the cabin for premium was upgraded.... Same old sane old :(

I requested an aisle seat and got a middle seat The flight gate was changed and the flight was delayed

They made me check my carry on even though there was room We un boarded in a strange way but overall it was good

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

The premium economy seats were not that great. It could have been more premium than economy seats.

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

No recognition for one World Emerald member. I got row 1 in business class and it was pathetic. No leg space, cramped space, less recline

Legs space in the business class cabin is too small and pillow is dirty!

The flight was on-time and we landed safely! But - toilets were tiny The seats were thin and very uncomfortable My seat rest wouldn’t tilt back so massive back ache after a while - the button had been removed. Seat back pocket was ripped Food was inedible- we’d ordered asian vegetarian - shockingly bad. The interior fit out was like the plane was 40 hard years yet it was a 787. No wifi.. no exterior cameras like Emirates.

Poor selection of movies and entertainment options. Disappointing food options in business.

Either the PA system of Brunei International Airport is of poor quality, or the staff making the announcement was not clear is reading the announcement. The staff at the gate also did not further announce to the passengers with regards to the rows for boarding. On board, the crew was of little to nil help. The only times they were around were during takeoff, "distributing" food and landing. And even during those times they were just there to get "their" job done with little to nil interest to "serve" the customers/passengers. They did not request the passenger in front of us to put his seat up during takeoff, they did not request the passengers to put their seat up during mealtime. The capability of the crew has dropped significantly in comparison to the old times. The crew is in need of better training.

Pros: "All was good service, seating comfort and food.."
Cons: "Entertainment content can be more popular in terms of film and television programs"
Pros: "Everything was as expected. .sevice, food and seating was good not cramped. ."
Cons: "The seats can be a tadd hard after 14 hours.entertainment is good enough although film and other programs could be better served if if the content was more popular .."

6hrs fly they dont give you a glass of water from seoul to singapore need to buy drink and food plus they charge for bag on international fly is always Free 1 bag from seoul to singapore is Not a local fly you are traveling true asia same story from singapore to Bali no water drink after payment for bag drink cost more the regular airline Well never use this company again we use regular company like Delta korea japan China and even scoot parent company Singapore Air

We had 2 attempts to land at Singapore Changing during a thunderstorm. Everything was delayed by 1 hour plus.

Boarding was not accordingly after front seat, bmf then back seat. This delayed for at least 40mins or more. The staff at Jakarta can do better. Is chaos at the entry to board the plane. This tarnished Scoot reputation when everyone was talking about it.

The crew was not customer oriented at all, even confrontational . The aircraft needs more attention to detail as far as comfort, and the 1 hour sitting at the gate with no air is inexcusable

We flew on the 787 Dreamliner direct to main gate at KLIA2, quick entry via eGate and on the train 41mins after touchdown. Go well SCOOT

Was on scoot plus. The only good thing about the flight was the spacious seats. Tables and armrests were extremely dirty Food: bad Entertainment: non existent Wifi: unable to connect, then was painfully slow that we couldn’t even send messages Good thing we had a night flight, so we just slept throughout.

Not clear why boarding passes could only be issued at the counter and not through the kiosk. I had already check-in on the web, so waiting to obtain a boarding pass 1.5 hours before the actual flight defeats the purpose of early web check-in.

no charging point. food offering is limited and very much on the budget line. Overall is not satisfying for such a price and duration of flight.

We were delayed, but there was never any update given. Everyone was standing at the gate as boarding was supposed to commence at 13:10 for a 13:55 flight. We didn't actually start getting on the shuttles to the plane, until after 14:00. No updates, no information given at all.

Scoot refused to change my flight even though I had booked a flexible ticket. MyTrip wanted to charge me an extra $271 for a ticket that was only listed as $217. I complained about this to scoot and they didn't give a shite. So never again will you be getting money from me Scoot. You can Scoot off.

Nasi lemak was horrible. Plain white rice, tasteless sambal, no cucumber, no kacang, no ikan bilis. And the chicken was colourless and tasteless, tasted like boiled chicken. Entertainment system didn't work at all.

2 delayed flights - hotel layover in a different country- lost baggage.

Silly to not even offer people water for free when they are paying so much for tickets.

You get what you pay for. It’s functional and gets you from point A to B in good comfort. However, food options are limited and cash only, Crew is a hit and miss .. they get your attention if you reach out.

Good leg room ... air conditioning was a bit warm don't Book row 8 ... no windows

They got to the terminal late, with no one on the arriving flight, boarded us late, and left us sitting there for 2 hours before they got us off the ground. They knew they were going to be late, yet they never got an updated flight plan from their head office until long after the flight was supposed to leave. They could have cut the delay in half, of at least let us stay in the terminal. Really just horrible planning.

The worst kind of budget airline. To be honest....the plane was not that bad. Would have been good to have some food choices and some water. What was by far the worse is the passengers/customers that this airline attracts. Coughing and spluttering all over one another with no masks. Just disgusting. Pay for a better carrier and get a better class of passenger.

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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.
5/6Wed
2 stops
13h 00mPER-BKI
16/6Sun
1 stop
16h 20mBKI-PER
$443
16/7Tue
1 stop
13h 20mPER-BKI
19/7Fri
1 stop
13h 50mBKI-PER
$464
18/7Thu
1 stopBatik Air
21h 25mPER-BKI
22/7Mon
1 stopBatik Air
32h 00mBKI-PER
$538
18/7Thu
1 stopBatik Air
21h 25mPER-BKI
22/7Mon
1 stopBatik Air
27h 00mBKI-PER
$541
22/7Mon
1 stopScoot
24h 35mMEL-BKI
28/7Sun
1 stopScoot
22h 20mBKI-MEL
$561
23/7Tue
1 stopScoot
23h 50mMEL-BKI
30/7Tue
1 stopScoot
21h 40mBKI-MEL
$604
3/5Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
18h 50mPER-BKI
15/5Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
17h 05mBKI-PER
$660
3/5Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
14h 50mPER-BKI
15/5Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
10h 10mBKI-PER
$663
18/7Thu
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
9h 10mMEL-BKI
23/7Tue
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
29h 10mBKI-MEL
$773
2/7Tue
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
10h 00mMEL-BKI
19/7Fri
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
18h 00mBKI-MEL
$941

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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.
28/4Sun
1 stopScoot
25h 30mMEL-BKI
$334
28/4Sun
2 stops
40h 15mMEL-BKI
$341
27/4Sat
1 stop
26h 10mMEL-BKI
$352
27/4Sat
2 stops
18h 15mMEL-BKI
$392
5/6Wed
2 stops
47h 10mBNE-BKI
$414
28/4Sun
3 stops
21h 05mMEL-BKI
$435
6/6Thu
3 stops
31h 00mBNE-BKI
$467
27/6Thu
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
21h 10mMEL-BKI
$589
27/6Thu
1 stopRoyal Brunei Airlines
21h 10mMEL-BKI
$590
28/6Fri
2 stopsPhilippine Airlines
30h 35mSYD-BKI
$760

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Recent domestic flight deals

16/7Tue
directAirAsia
0h 50mSDK-BKI
31/7Wed
directAirAsia
0h 45mBKI-SDK
$45
9/5Thu
directMalaysia Airlines
0h 50mTWU-BKI
12/5Sun
directMalaysia Airlines
0h 55mBKI-TWU
$106
16/7Tue
multi-stop
4h 25mSDK-BKI
31/7Wed
direct
0h 50mBKI-SDK
$108
18/8Sun
directMalaysia Airlines
2h 40mKUL-BKI
22/8Thu
directMalaysia Airlines
2h 40mBKI-KUL
$131
30/7Tue
directMalaysia Airlines
1h 30mKCH-BKI
1/8Thu
directMalaysia Airlines
1h 25mBKI-KCH
$134
21/8Wed
directMalaysia Airlines
2h 40mKUL-BKI
26/8Mon
directMalaysia Airlines
2h 40mBKI-KUL
$143
29/7Mon
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
6h 30mMYY-BKI
1/8Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
3h 40mBKI-MYY
$146
9/5Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
22h 25mSDK-BKI
12/5Sun
directMalaysia Airlines
0h 45mBKI-SDK
$148
8/5Wed
multi-stopBatik Air
10h 30mPEN-BKI
9/5Thu
multi-stopBatik Air
12h 00mBKI-PEN
$229
5/5Sun
multi-stopBatik Air
10h 10mJHB-BKI
9/5Thu
multi-stopBatik Air
17h 30mBKI-JHB
$232

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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.
29/4Mon
multi-stop
24h 05mPER-BKI
6/5Mon
multi-stop
10h 15mBKI-PER
$471
29/4Mon
multi-stop
28h 00mPER-BKI
6/5Mon
multi-stop
25h 15mBKI-PER
$478
29/4Mon
multi-stop
23h 00mPER-BKI
6/5Mon
multi-stop
23h 25mBKI-PER
$489
28/4Sun
multi-stop
19h 00mPER-BKI
6/5Mon
multi-stop
25h 15mBKI-PER
$491
25/4Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
13h 25mSYD-BKI
30/4Tue
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
34h 15mBKI-SYD
$886
25/4Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
33h 55mSYD-BKI
30/4Tue
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
22h 30mBKI-SYD
$1,055
25/4Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
38h 00mSYD-BKI
29/4Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
33h 05mBKI-SYD
$1,112
25/4Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
12h 35mSYD-BKI
28/4Sun
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
12h 55mBKI-SYD
$1,166
25/4Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
38h 00mSYD-BKI
29/4Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
33h 05mBKI-SYD
$1,441
25/4Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
38h 00mSYD-BKI
29/4Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
52h 10mBKI-SYD
$1,453

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