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Cheapest return fare
$397
Typical prices: $462-$738
Scoot
Mon 3/8Tue 25/8
PER - BKI • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$6,123
Delta
Thu 9/7Thu 23/7
BNE - BKI • Direct
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Cheap Flights to Kota Kinabalu

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Kota Kinabalu that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Kota Kinabalu

Mon, 3 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
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18:25 - 18:45
PER
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BKI
24h 20m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
19:45 - 17:10
BKI
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PER
21h 25m
1 stop
$397Scoot
Mon, 3 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
Scoot Logo
18:25 - 18:45
PER
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BKI
24h 20m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
19:45 - 17:10
BKI
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PER
21h 25m
1 stop
$423Scoot
Mon, 3 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
Scoot Logo
18:25 - 18:45
PER
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BKI
24h 20m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
19:45 - 17:10
BKI
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PER
21h 25m
1 stop
$424Scoot
Sun, 26 Jul - Tue, 4 Aug
Scoot Logo
05:35 - 08:50
PER
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BKI
27h 15m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
19:45 - 08:10
BKI
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PER
12h 25m
1 stop
$427Scoot
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep
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05:35 - 08:50
PER
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BKI
27h 15m
1 stop
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19:05 - 23:45
BKI
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PER
28h 40m
1 stop
$551Multiple Airlines
Mon, 3 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
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18:25 - 16:05
PER
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BKI
21h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:45 - 17:10
BKI
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PER
21h 25m
1 stop
$554Multiple Airlines
Wed, 14 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct
Malaysia Airlines Logo
08:30 - 23:40
BNE
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BKI
17h 10m
1 stop
Malaysia Airlines Logo
12:40 - 20:35
BKI
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BNE
29h 55m
1 stop
$894Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
Malaysia Airlines Logo
00:05 - 18:20
BNE
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BKI
20h 15m
1 stop
Malaysia Airlines Logo
15:00 - 19:10
BKI
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BNE
26h 10m
1 stop
$965Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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16:10 - 18:20
NTL
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BKI
29h 10m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
15:00 - 21:55
BKI
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NTL
27h 55m
2 stops
$6,225Qantas Airways
Mon, 19 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
16:10 - 18:20
NTL
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BKI
29h 10m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
15:00 - 21:55
BKI
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NTL
27h 55m
2 stops
$6,227Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Kota Kinabalu

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 flight to Kota Kinabalu?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Perth, at $397 return. The most popular connection is from Melbourne to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $547 in the last 3 days.

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 round-trip 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 September, where tickets cost $288 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $589 and $463 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is March with an average price of $164.

Good to know – Book Cheap Kota Kinabalu Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$269
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kota Kinabalu was found on the route from Perth, at $397 return. The most popular connection is from Melbourne to Kota Kinabalu and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $547 in the last 3 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?

    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.

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Reviews of the 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.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1557 reviews
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8.3Boarding
8.1Entertainment
7.8Food
8.6Crew
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Crew were so busy Anna so awesome. I was in a seat that got my food nearly last but the crew were Just awesome.

8.0 ExcellentMatt, June 2026
BNE - SIN
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Crew were so busy Anna so awesome. I was in a seat that got my food nearly last but the crew were Just awesome.

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

Wish the seat don’t have restrictions, can’t fully insert backpack all the way inside.

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

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.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. No entertainment on the 737-800NG. Somewhat squeezy.

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

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

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

Uncoordinated boarding, seat comfort is terrible, even toilet is so small that overweight people wouldn't fit in. Baggage scam with additional fees. Stay away from this airline.

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.

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.

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Flights with popular airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu

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