There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Sabah by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
18h 2mRM 1,621–4,228Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane AKL - LDU
21h 22mRM 1,521–5,528Fly to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
20h 31mRM 1,545–5,558Fly to Tawau Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AKL - TWU
21h 5mRM 1,771–6,093Fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane AKL - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
22h 12mRM 2,685–4,853
Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 4300 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sabah is to fly which takes 18h 2m and costs RM 1600 - RM 4300.
The distance between Auckland and Sabah is 7760 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Auckland to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 10:55 PM in Auckland and 5:55 PM in Sabah.
There are 1125+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,500
Flights from Auckland to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,100
Flights from Auckland to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–2,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
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