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Kinabalu Park to Kota Kinabalu by bus or road
About 90 km. The private car is fastest at 1.8 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹470 per person.
Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu ParkFastest
Private car
Grab / private car, per vehicle
1.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Minivan or Ranau bus from Inanam / Padang Merdeka
from ₹470 per person
Best value
Bus
Minivan or Ranau bus from Inanam / Padang Merdeka
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Minivan or Ranau bus from Inanam / Padang Merdeka | 2 h | ₹470–₹930per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
| Private car | Grab / private car, per vehicle | 1.8 h | ₹4,190–₹6,980per car (up to 4) | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Minivan or Ranau bus from Inanam / Padang Merdeka | ₹940–₹1,860 | ₹1,880–₹3,720 |
| Private car · Grab / private car, per vehicle | ₹4,190–₹6,980 | ₹4,190–₹6,980 |
Once you’re in Kota Kinabalu
- Best time: March – September
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (March – September). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Kinabalu Park and Kota Kinabalu
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.