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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
$809
Typical prices: $802-$873
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Tue 4/8Tue 18/8
BNE - BKI • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
$6,123
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Thu 9/7Thu 23/7
BNE - BKI • Direct
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Cheapest • from $965 (return)
Best reviews • 8.2 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Brisbane and Kota Kinabalu. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $2,099 (return)
Shortest trip • 13h 27m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 34% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu (BNE-BKI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

Tue, 4 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
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15:15 - 19:30
BNE
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BKI
30h 15m
2 stops
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19:45 - 16:55
BKI
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BNE
19h 10m
2 stops
$809Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug
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15:15 - 11:15
BNE
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BKI
22h 00m
2 stops
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09:30 - 21:45
BKI
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BNE
34h 15m
2 stops
$860Multiple Airlines
Mon, 3 Aug - Fri, 14 Aug
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08:15 - 11:15
BNE
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BKI
29h 00m
2 stops
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09:30 - 23:25
BKI
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BNE
35h 55m
2 stops
$863Multiple Airlines
Tue, 4 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
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15:15 - 19:30
BNE
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BKI
30h 15m
2 stops
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16:30 - 21:30
BKI
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BNE
27h 00m
3 stops
$867Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug
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13:20 - 13:05
BNE
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BKI
25h 45m
2 stops
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09:30 - 21:45
BKI
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BNE
34h 15m
2 stops
$884Multiple Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
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00:05 - 18:20
BNE
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BKI
20h 15m
1 stop
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15:00 - 19:10
BKI
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BNE
26h 10m
1 stop
$965Malaysia Airlines
Tue, 4 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
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07:55 - 00:40
BNE
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BKI
18h 45m
2 stops
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11:30 - 07:00
BKI
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BNE
17h 30m
1 stop
$968Malaysia Airlines
Tue, 4 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
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15:15 - 08:50
BNE
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BKI
19h 35m
3 stops
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16:30 - 21:30
BKI
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BNE
27h 00m
3 stops
$977Multiple Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
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00:05 - 18:20
BNE
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BKI
20h 15m
1 stop
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15:00 - 19:10
BKI
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BNE
26h 10m
1 stop
$994Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 3 Aug - Fri, 14 Aug
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08:30 - 15:35
BNE
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BKI
33h 05m
1 stop
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22:20 - 07:00
BKI
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BNE
30h 40m
1 stop
$1,009Malaysia Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane 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 from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu is March, where tickets cost $729 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,660 and $1,576 respectively.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$635
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

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FAQs for booking flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

  • What is the cheapest flight from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu was $635 for a one-way ticket and $809 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    Brisbane and Kota Kinabalu are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Brisbane from Brisbane and will be arriving at Kota Kinabalu.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Brisbane and Kota Kinabalu, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu, Singapore Airlines or Malaysia Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu are Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,296 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Malaysia Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,079 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane 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 from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Brisbane is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kota Kinabalu with an airline and back to Brisbane with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Brisbane 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 from Brisbane up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Brisbane 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 1557 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Entertainment
8.3Boarding
7.8Food
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I had the worst experience of my life in travel. Due to circumstances beyond my control (catastrophic traffic accidents on the highway between Gold Coast and Brisbane) I missed my flight for the first time ever. Because I booked through Kayak Singapore Airlines were not interested in helping me. They told me to contact the agent that I booked through. I was extremely stressed as I had connecting flights in Europe. First Kayak told me that the next available flights were in four days time. Then they told me that they could do it but at a cost of $2600 AUD. When I agreed he told me that he was having trouble getting it through Singapore’s system and he would contact me further once it had been done. When I had not heard from him after several hours, I phoned Kayak again, spoke to a different person who said he could do it for $8200. I declined and told him to cancel the booking. The worst part of this experience was that I had booked 5 flights altogether with Singapore including Premium Economy on two legs and Singapore cancelled all my flights including the return legs leaving me with having to completely reschedule my entire trip. Kayak refunded me $2000 from $5200, obviously leaving me out of pocket. This has left me feeling that I will never deal with Kayak or Singapore Airlines again.

2.0 MediocreJanine, July 2026
BNE - SIN
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I had the worst experience of my life in travel. Due to circumstances beyond my control (catastrophic traffic accidents on the highway between Gold Coast and Brisbane) I missed my flight for the first time ever. Because I booked through Kayak Singapore Airlines were not interested in helping me. They told me to contact the agent that I booked through. I was extremely stressed as I had connecting flights in Europe. First Kayak told me that the next available flights were in four days time. Then they told me that they could do it but at a cost of $2600 AUD. When I agreed he told me that he was having trouble getting it through Singapore’s system and he would contact me further once it had been done. When I had not heard from him after several hours, I phoned Kayak again, spoke to a different person who said he could do it for $8200. I declined and told him to cancel the booking. The worst part of this experience was that I had booked 5 flights altogether with Singapore including Premium Economy on two legs and Singapore cancelled all my flights including the return legs leaving me with having to completely reschedule my entire trip. Kayak refunded me $2000 from $5200, obviously leaving me out of pocket. This has left me feeling that I will never deal with Kayak or Singapore Airlines again.

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.

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

Cleanliness Help for boarding and sitting Food should have been better

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

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