How long is the flight from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu?

Scoot and Batik Air can get you from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu in just under 12h 20m. Your travel time can differ by up to 6h 45m. Bangkok and Kota Kinabalu are separated by a distance of 1907 km. Both multi-stop and direct flights can be found to your destination and back. Find deals

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu one-way?

For one-way options, check prices for Scoot. According to our data, you can fly for as low as ฿3,405. Users have also found prices from ฿3,827 and ฿4,703 on แอร์เอเชีย and HK Express, respectively. Find deals

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Kota Kinabalu ranges from 60.0 - 351.0 inches per month. October is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 351.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit Kota Kinabalu when rainfall is around 60.0 mm. Find deals

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Kota Kinabalu, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, April is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 27.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 26.0 C). Find deals

What airport do you fly into for flights to Kota Kinabalu from Bangkok?

If you book a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Bangkok, you will be flying to Kota Kinabalu, which is the city’s only airport. Kota Kinabalu (BKI) is located 5.8 km from the centre of Kota Kinabalu. There are 0 flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu per day from 0 different airlines.

Can I find deals for flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

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Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mBatik Air

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

1 stop6h 45mBatik Air

Deal found 21/11฿7,589

Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

2 stops10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/11฿7,914

Thu 20/1109:25DMK - BKI

1 stop11h 00mแอร์เอเชีย

Fri 21/1123:25BKI - DMK

1 stop9h 25mแอร์เอเชีย

Deal found 19/11฿9,243

Fri 5/1222:55BKK - BKI

1 stop11h 10mScoot

Mon 8/1211:50BKI - BKK

1 stop6h 35mScoot

Deal found 21/11฿9,535

Thu 20/1106:25DMK - BKI

2 stops13h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1123:25BKI - DMK

1 stop9h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿9,892

Tue 30/1205:40BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 15mMalaysia Airlines

Tue 30/1222:00BKI - BKK

1 stop22h 20mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,184

Tue 30/1209:55DMK - BKI

1 stop9h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 30/1223:25BKI - DMK

2 stops26h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,768

Thu 20/1120:05BKK - BKI

1 stop21h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1122:00BKI - BKK

1 stop26h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿11,352

Sat 20/1206:40DMK - BKI

1 stop6h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sat 20/1219:25BKI - DMK

1 stop17h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/11฿11,449

Tue 30/1205:40BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 30/1223:25BKI - BKK

2 stops25h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿12,487

Fri 5/1219:15BKK - BKI

1 stop28h 15mCathay Pacific

Sun 7/1201:30BKI - BKK

1 stop23h 45mCathay Pacific

Deal found 21/11฿14,562

Fri 5/1213:05BKK - BKI

1 stop10h 25mMultiple Airlines

Mon 8/1211:55BKI - BKK

2 stops23h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/11฿15,211

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Thu 15/122:55BKK - BKI

1 stop19h 05mScoot

Fri 23/120:00BKI - BKK

1 stop24h 05mScoot

Deal found 19/11฿5,092

Thu 15/114:20DMK - BKI

1 stop7h 40mMultiple Airlines

Fri 23/123:25BKI - DMK

1 stop9h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿6,324

Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mBatik Air

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

1 stop6h 45mBatik Air

Deal found 21/11฿7,589

Mon 9/305:40BKK - BKI

1 stop13h 40mMalaysia Airlines

Wed 11/305:20BKI - BKK

1 stop13h 20mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿9,665

Mon 2/222:55BKK - BKI

1 stop11h 10mScoot

Sat 7/220:00BKI - BKK

1 stop22h 25mScoot

Deal found 19/11฿5,351

Sat 3/119:15BKK - BKI

1 stop28h 15mCathay Pacific

Fri 9/101:30BKI - BKK

1 stop10h 10mCathay Pacific

Deal found 19/11฿12,454

Mon 2/208:35DMK - BKI

1 stop8h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sat 7/207:00BKI - DMK

1 stop6h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿6,422

Thu 26/318:25BKK - BKI

1 stop23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Fri 27/322:00BKI - BKK

1 stop20h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿7,265

Mon 9/320:15DMK - BKI

1 stop25h 00mBatik Air

Wed 11/311:00BKI - DMK

1 stop7h 05mBatik Air

Deal found 19/11฿8,595

Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

2 stops10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/11฿7,914

Thu 22/109:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 00mBatik Air

Mon 26/116:30BKI - DMK

1 stop25h 35mBatik Air

Deal found 19/11฿8,724

Tue 30/1205:40BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 15mMalaysia Airlines

Tue 30/1222:00BKI - BKK

1 stop22h 20mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,184

Fri 5/1222:55BKK - BKI

1 stop11h 10mScoot

Mon 8/1211:50BKI - BKK

1 stop6h 35mScoot

Deal found 21/11฿9,535

Thu 26/309:50DMK - BKI

2 stops10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Fri 27/322:40BKI - DMK

1 stop10h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿8,692

Sat 3/120:15BKK - BKI

1 stop21h 45mScoot

Sat 10/111:50BKI - BKK

1 stop8h 15mScoot

Deal found 19/11฿10,541

Mon 2/211:50BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 7/213:05BKI - BKK

2 stops10h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,962

Thu 15/111:50BKK - BKI

2 stops9h 25mMultiple Airlines

Fri 23/114:35BKI - BKK

1 stop8h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿11,579

Last-minute flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu
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Thu 20/1109:25DMK - BKI

1 stop11h 00mแอร์เอเชีย

Fri 21/1123:25BKI - DMK

1 stop9h 25mแอร์เอเชีย

Deal found 19/11฿9,243

Thu 20/1106:25DMK - BKI

2 stops13h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1123:25BKI - DMK

1 stop9h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿9,892

Thu 20/1120:05BKK - BKI

1 stop21h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1122:00BKI - BKK

1 stop26h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿11,352

Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mBatik Air

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

1 stop6h 45mBatik Air

Deal found 21/11฿7,589

Fri 5/1220:15DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 8/1213:30BKI - DMK

2 stops10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/11฿7,914

Fri 5/1222:55BKK - BKI

1 stop11h 10mScoot

Mon 8/1211:50BKI - BKK

1 stop6h 35mScoot

Deal found 21/11฿9,535

Fri 5/1219:15BKK - BKI

1 stop28h 15mCathay Pacific

Sun 7/1201:30BKI - BKK

1 stop23h 45mCathay Pacific

Deal found 21/11฿14,562

Fri 5/1213:05BKK - BKI

1 stop10h 25mMultiple Airlines

Mon 8/1211:55BKI - BKK

2 stops23h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/11฿15,211

Sat 20/1206:40DMK - BKI

1 stop6h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sat 20/1219:25BKI - DMK

1 stop17h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/11฿11,449

Tue 30/1205:40BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 15mMalaysia Airlines

Tue 30/1222:00BKI - BKK

1 stop22h 20mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,184

Tue 30/1209:55DMK - BKI

1 stop9h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 30/1223:25BKI - DMK

2 stops26h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿10,768

Tue 30/1205:40BKK - BKI

1 stop7h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 30/1223:25BKI - BKK

2 stops25h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿12,487

One-way flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu
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Fri 28/1117:50DMK - BKI

2 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,341

Thu 27/1106:35BKK - BKI

2 stops12h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,373

Mon 12/122:55BKK - BKI

1 stop11h 10mScoot

Deal found 19/11฿3,405

Thu 27/1109:25DMK - BKI

2 stops9h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,535

Wed 10/1206:25DMK - BKI

2 stops15h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,600

Mon 12/106:40DMK - BKI

1 stop8h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,632

Sun 5/421:30DMK - BKI

1 stop10h 10mแอร์เอเชีย

Deal found 21/11฿3,827

Tue 9/1207:00DMK - BKI

2 stops24h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,892

Wed 26/1106:40DMK - BKI

1 stop13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,924

Tue 16/1208:35DMK - BKI

1 stop12h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11฿3,957

Mon 12/106:35BKK - BKI

2 stops15h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿3,957

Mon 8/1206:25DMK - BKI

2 stops26h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/11฿4,022

Cheap flight deals from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu

Round-trip from	฿5,092
One-way from	฿3,341
Popular in	January
Cheapest in	August
Average price	฿7,168

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15/1-23/1
2 total stops
43h 10m total
Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu

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28/11
2 total stops
26h 40m total
Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (฿7,013 potential savings vs. average return price).

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BKK - BKI

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Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Thu 15/1

22:55-19:00

1 stop19h 05m

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 23/1

20:00-19:05

1 stop24h 05m

฿5,092

BangkokKota Kinabalu

BKK - BKI

BKKBKI

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Mon 2/2

22:55-11:05

1 stop11h 10m

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 7/2

20:00-17:25

1 stop22h 25m

฿5,351

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Thu 15/1

14:20-23:00

1 stop7h 40m

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 23/1

23:25-07:50

1 stop9h 25m

฿6,324

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Mon 2/2

08:35-17:35

1 stop8h 00m

Kota Kinabalu

Sat 7/2

07:00-12:45

1 stop6h 45m

฿6,422

BangkokKota Kinabalu

BKK - BKI

BKKBKI

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Thu 26/3

18:25-19:00

1 stop23h 35m

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 27/3

22:00-17:40

1 stop20h 40m

฿7,265

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Fri 5/12

20:15-09:35

1 stop12h 20m

Kota Kinabalu

Mon 8/12

13:30-19:15

1 stop6h 45m

฿7,589

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Fri 5/12

20:15-09:35

1 stop12h 20m

Kota Kinabalu

Mon 8/12

13:30-23:20

2 stops10h 50m

฿7,914

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Mon 9/3

20:15-22:15

1 stop25h 00m

Kota Kinabalu

Wed 11/3

11:00-17:05

1 stop7h 05m

฿8,595

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Thu 26/3

09:50-21:40

2 stops10h 50m

Kota Kinabalu

Fri 27/3

22:40-07:50

1 stop10h 10m

฿8,692

BangkokKota Kinabalu

DMK - BKI

DMKBKI

Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

Thu 22/1

09:15-22:15

1 stop12h 00m

Kota Kinabalu

Mon 26/1

16:30-17:05

1 stop25h 35m

฿8,724

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Kota Kinabalu from Bangkok?
If you book a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Bangkok, you will be flying to Kota Kinabalu, which is the city’s only airport. Kota Kinabalu (BKI) is located 5.8 km from the centre of Kota Kinabalu. There are 0 flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu per day from 0 different airlines.
How long is the flight from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu?
Scoot and Batik Air can get you from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu in just under 12h 20m. Your travel time can differ by up to 6h 45m. Bangkok and Kota Kinabalu are separated by a distance of 1907 km. Both multi-stop and direct flights can be found to your destination and back.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Scoot. According to our data, you can fly for as low as ฿3,405. Users have also found prices from ฿3,827 and ฿4,703 on แอร์เอเชีย and HK Express, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu that include hotel bookings?
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How can I find direct flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu?
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Can I find deals for business class flights from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu?
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