Cheap flights from Shanghai, China to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Travelers usually depart from Shanghai Pudong International, or Shanghai Hongqiao International when they travel from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu. The distance between Shanghai and Kota Kinabalu is 2869 km. The most popular airlines for this route are AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, and Spring Airlines. Shanghai and Kota Kinabalu have 401 direct flights per week.

Weekly direct flights

Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from Shanghai 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 Sun 17.03 - Sat 23.03

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Weekly direct flights for Sun 24.03 - Sat 30.03

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Weekly direct flights for Sun 31.03 - Sat 06.04

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Weekly direct flights for Sun 07.04 - Sat 13.04

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Check-in for a flight from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during bookingOnline check-in available
AirAsiaAXMAKNo0
0
China Eastern AirlinesCESMUYes0
0
Hong Kong AirlinesCRKHXYesNo
Batik Air MalaysiaMXDODNo0
0
Spring AirlinesCQH9CYesNo

Weather in Kota Kinabalu

Average Weather

MonthAverage monthly max temperatureAverage monthly min temperature
January28°C25°C
February28°C24°C
March29°C25°C
April29°C25°C
May30°C26°C
June29°C26°C
July29°C25°C
August29°C26°C
September29°C25°C
October29°C25°C
November29°C26°C
December28°C25°C
Hottest Month
30°C
May
Coldest month
24°C
February
Sunny days
149
days per year

14 day forecast

Friday
22 Mar
86%
29°C24°C
29 Mar
80%
29°C25°C
Saturday
23 Mar
88%
30°C25°C
30 Mar
87%
29°C25°C
Sunday
24 Mar
84%
30°C25°C
31 Mar
80%
29°C25°C
Monday
25 Mar
29°C24°C
1 Apr
89%
29°C25°C
Tuesday
26 Mar
29°C24°C
2 Apr
82%
29°C25°C
Wednesday
27 Mar
30°C25°C
3 Apr
89%
29°C25°C
Thursday
28 Mar
82%
29°C25°C
4 Apr
29°C24°C

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