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Sandakan & Sepilok to Kota Kinabalu by flight or bus
About 330 km. The flight is fastest at 3.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,050 per person.
Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan & SepilokFastest
Flight
AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Express bus via Ranau
from ₹1,050 per person
Best value
Flight
AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK | 3.5 h | ₹2,330–₹9,300per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Express bus via Ranau | 6 h | ₹1,050–₹1,400per person | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK | ₹4,660–₹18,600 | ₹9,320–₹37,200 |
| Bus · Express bus via Ranau | ₹2,100–₹2,800 | ₹4,200–₹5,600 |
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 Sandakan & Sepilok and Kota Kinabalu
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.