Cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Travelers usually depart from Kuala Lumpur International, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kuala Lumpur - Bersepadu Selatan, Kuala Lumpur - One Utama, or Kuala Lumpur Central Train Station when they travel from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu. The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu is 1630 km. The most popular airlines for this route are AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Batik Air Malaysia, and Korean Air. Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu have 238 direct flights per week.

Weekly direct flights

Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the table.

Weekly direct flights for Mon 04.12 - Sun 10.12

AirlineMon 04.12Tue 05.12Wed 06.12Thu 07.12Fri 08.12Sat 09.12Sun 10.12
22---------23
------------------1
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Weekly direct flights for Mon 11.12 - Sun 17.12

AirlineMon 11.12Tue 12.12Wed 13.12Thu 14.12Fri 15.12Sat 16.12Sun 17.12
324101046
1------3---------
1------------------

Weekly direct flights for Mon 18.12 - Sun 24.12

AirlineMon 18.12Tue 19.12Wed 20.12Thu 21.12Fri 22.12Sat 23.12Sun 24.12
671---------4
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---1------------1

Weekly direct flights for Mon 25.12 - Sun 31.12

AirlineMon 25.12Tue 26.12Wed 27.12Thu 28.12Fri 29.12Sat 30.12Sun 31.12
12121412131211
5341---------
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Check-in for a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during bookingOnline check-in available
AirAsiaAXMAKYes0
0
Malaysia AirlinesMASMHNo0
0
FireflyFFMFYNoNo
Batik Air MalaysiaMXDODNo0
0
Korean AirKALKEYes0
0
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