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$914 Find cheap flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

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Cheap flight deals from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu (BNE-BKI)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip 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.
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08:15 - 17:00BNE-BKI
34h 45m3 stops
09:20 - 09:30BKI-BNE
46h 10m3 stops
Fri, 17 May - Fri, 24 May
07:00 - 17:00BNE-BKI
36h 00m3 stops
09:20 - 05:30BKI-BNE
18h 10m2 stops
Fri, 17 May - Fri, 24 May
07:15 - 20:40BNE-BKI
15h 25m2 stops
21:30 - 05:50BKI-BNE
30h 20m2 stops
$1,036Batik Air
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Wed, 21 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
18:40 - 15:55BNE-BKI
23h 15m2 stops
06:00 - 05:30BKI-BNE
21h 30m2 stops
$1,046
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Fri, 17 May - Fri, 24 May
10:30 - 01:20BNE-BKI
16h 50m1 stop
09:05 - 09:30BKI-BNE
22h 25m2 stops
$1,092
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Thu, 11 Jul - Thu, 18 Jul
10:30 - 15:35BNE-BKI
31h 05m2 stops
21:45 - 09:30BKI-BNE
33h 45m2 stops
$1,372Philippine Airlines
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Thu, 11 Jul - Thu, 18 Jul
10:00 - 18:20BNE-BKI
58h 20m2 stops
19:20 - 08:25BKI-BNE
35h 05m1 stop
$1,589China Southern
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Wed, 21 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
10:10 - 18:20BNE-BKI
34h 10m1 stop
19:20 - 08:25BKI-BNE
35h 05m1 stop
$1,727China Southern
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Thu, 11 Jul - Thu, 18 Jul
16:05 - 00:30BNE-BKI
34h 25m2 stops
01:30 - 19:05BKI-BNE
39h 35m2 stops
$2,470China Eastern
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Wed, 21 Aug - Sat, 24 Aug
16:05 - 00:30BNE-BKI
34h 25m2 stops
01:30 - 18:50BKI-BNE
39h 20m2 stops
$2,584China Eastern
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Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 17 Jul

Flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

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 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 May, where tickets cost $1,170 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $2,132 and $1,687 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Brisbane 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 on the flight from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 2 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$914
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
Flight from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

When to book flights from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Brisbane to Kota Kinabalu based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 $603 for a return ticket.

  • 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?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Brisbane and Kota Kinabalu.

  • 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.

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Top 3 airlines serving 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 1466 reviews
8.1Entertainment
7.8Food
8.4Boarding
8.7Crew
8.1Comfort
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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 :(

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

It seems paying premium economy does not make difference with economy. No priority boarding, not worthy paying extra$$$ for premium economy.

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

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.

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

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.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

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

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.

Brisbane - Kota Kinabalu Flights

Departure:

Brisbane (BNE)Australia

Destination:

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Malaysia

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