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Cheapest return fare
$405
Typical prices: $325-$681
Scoot
Sun 1/11Wed 11/11
PER - BKI • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$5,849
Delta
Fri 18/9Tue 29/9
BNE - BKI • Direct
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Recent return flight deals to Kota Kinabalu

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Scoot Logo
21:10 - 11:05PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
13h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
Scoot Logo
20:00 - 19:40BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
23h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi
$405Scoot
Mon, 14 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
AirAsia Logo
20:50 - 09:50PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
13h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
AirAsia Logo
07:00 - 19:50BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
12h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$434AirAsia
Fri, 13 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
AirAsia Logo
05:15 - 19:10PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
13h 55m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
AirAsia Logo
22:40 - 19:55BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
21h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$465AirAsia
Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:10 - 19:00PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
21h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi
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07:50 - 05:50BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
22h 00m2 stops Tawau Kuala Lumpur Intl
$582Multiple Airlines
Tue, 15 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
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05:35 - 07:25PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
25h 50m2 stops Singapore Changi Kuching
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12:15 - 17:10BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
28h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
$596Multiple Airlines
Tue, 15 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
Scoot Logo
05:35 - 08:50PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
27h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi
Scoot Logo
12:15 - 17:10BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
28h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
$600Scoot
Sun, 25 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct
Batik Air Logo
23:10 - 16:00PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
16h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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08:05 - 23:45BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
15h 40m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$701Batik Air
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
Malaysia Airlines Logo
02:10 - 23:40PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
21h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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05:20 - 01:10BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
19h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$722Malaysia Airlines
Thu, 19 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
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07:25 - 22:15PER  Perth-BKI Kota Kinabalu
14h 50m2 stops Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai Kuala Lumpur Intl
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15:45 - 05:50BKI  Kota Kinabalu-PER Perth
14h 05m2 stops Tawau Kuala Lumpur Intl
$781Batik Air
Wed, 9 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Malaysia Airlines Logo
09:15 - 23:40SYD  Sydney Kingsford Smith-BKI Kota Kinabalu
16h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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22:55 - 06:30BKI  Kota Kinabalu-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$857Malaysia Airlines
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What is the cheapest flight to Kota Kinabalu?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Perth, at $405 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to Kota Kinabalu, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $660 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The cheapest month for flights to Kota Kinabalu is May, where tickets cost $561 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $1,387 and $1,307 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is January with an average price of $244.

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November

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$256
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Perth, at $405 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to Kota Kinabalu, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $660 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Kota Kinabalu Airport from central Kota Kinabalu?

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

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

    All flights to Kota Kinabalu land at Kota Kinabalu Airport. 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?

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu

 
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7.3
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 315 reviews
7.6Boarding
7.4Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Crew
6.7Entertainment
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

10.0 ExcellentVip, Feb 2026
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

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

I had purchased extra leg room for all legs of the flight but due to a delay in leaving Perth I was put on another flight but with Emirates. My luggage was initially lost but later found and my suitcase was broken. I ended up losing my upgrades

The business class seats were above average spaced, allowing for a truly full bed experience. Ot would be good if RB joins an international alliance for increased preference by travellers

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.

Friendly staff but otherwise a typical no frills airline. The sets are extremely cramped

Flight delayed for one hour last minute change the gate this is something new? Wak all over the airport bit fast bording to flight smd miss my meeting in kuaa lumpur is the year end meeting no internet in flught which is not good Anyway overall is good thanks to the crew on duty Un able to check in on line and choose the seat thatbi wanted and in flight meal too unable to purchase rrally sad Should get priority seat in next booking

Flight was delayed from 8pm to near midnight. They made us board then sit in the cabin and wait for even longer for take-off. No compensation whatsoever - not even in a free drink or meal

We were told that flight was delayed by 20 mins, but it left close to an hour late. But they did make it up and arrived early; it's just very difficult to keep waiting when it's a late flight. Food was mediocre.

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

Very quick turn around, plane was in good condition, alles paletti.

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

Premium check in was worth it. Boarding process was a little chaotic. Seats were super cramped and I am less than 80kg and 180cm

The crew is good, but the flight delayed and there is two passengers keep talking during the flight

Crew, friendly On board services: terrible: no movies, no screen, no entertainment over wifi, no free water. Totsl Entrapment

3 hours delay ,we changed plane after boarding and waiting inside

Finishes were quite worn, including our very scratched up seatback. No entertainment available, and the WiFi (even for “ScootHub”) was very slow. Crew were somewhat friendly.

Food & lower the prices. Look at Air Asia food look better & affordable

WiFi didn’t work on both sectors so made killing time harder - planes clean modern and good flight crew - would do again if WiFi works

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.

Me and my Partner were in seats 6A and 6B. (Which we paid a premium for). Unfortunately the person is seat 6C was large and because of his size my Partner was squashed to the point of discomfort and unable to sit properly. We requested to be moved to some empty seats and two hours into the flight the crew moved us. Perhaps it’s time airlines began checking passenger sizes to ensure they don’t encroach into fellow passengers seating space!

It was a cheaper flight and it arrived early. I thought the crew were pretty noisy for an overnight flight, and my friend was not able to sleep because of the noise. Also I think it’s absurd they don’t provide complementary water. Why does everything have to be a surcharge? Airplanes are dehydrating and it would be beneficial to help passengers stay healthy.

My flight from PEN-KUL was re-timed for two hours or so due to some technical issue. It was not conveyed accordingly by the staff. Info only received via fellow passenger who also mentioned about the possibility of changing flight but different airport SZB. Changing flight is not easy since everyone is fighting for available seat unsystematically. Anywhere, I and my wife managed to get seat for slightly earlier flight from the retimed one. The issue should be handled more professionally and systematically.

I was pretty sure my seat includes a meal. But I guess I was wrong because I wasn't served a meal on my flight with Batik Air from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur. I was fortunate because the layover was more than an hour in Kuala Lumpur. Otherwise, I could have cause a delay to the connecting flight to Taiwan because my terminal to board the next flight is located at different building. I had to take a train to the satellite building. Overall, all is well.

Freezing onboard and staff refused to give me hot water “because we were landing soon”. The plane arrived at the gate an hour late. And there’s an air leak in one of the bathrooms. Very scary noise.

During this flight all the crew just focused on making money by selling food and drinks. There was only one washroom open. And it really smelled bad and wasn’t usable. Even to watch something onboard entertainment u have to rent headphones pathetic airline but only one with direct flight so pretty much the only option from Karachi to KL

Delayed for 3 hours, need to pay extra for drinking water.

The OD2204 KUL-LGK was delayed 40 minutes due to air-condition malfuntion, after inspection the technician give green light for the flight to go as usual but the air-condition is still not working properly, passengers complaining to the stewardess but they cannot do anything, I did tweet to @malindoair to complaint but no reply from them … hope this Batik Air is not having problem like Rayani Air and I do hope the management do respond to my complaint as well

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.

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.

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