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Cheapest return fare
£479
China Eastern
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LGW - BKI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£311
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STN - BKI • 3 stops
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Cheapest • Avg £667 (return)
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Cheap Flights from London to Kota Kinabalu (LON-BKI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London to Kota Kinabalu that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from London to Kota Kinabalu

Fri, 18 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct
China Eastern Logo
11:35 - 21:45
LGW
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BKI
27h 10m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
22:50 - 19:15
BKI
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LGW
27h 25m
1 stop
£479China Eastern
Sun, 13 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
China Eastern Logo
17:55 - 21:45
LGW
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BKI
20h 50m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
22:50 - 19:10
BKI
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LGW
27h 20m
1 stop
£535China Eastern
Sun, 13 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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22:00 - 00:30
LGW
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BKI
19h 30m
1 stop
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09:05 - 07:25
BKI
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LGW
29h 20m
2 stops
£560Multiple Airlines
Fri, 18 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct
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22:00 - 00:30
LGW
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BKI
43h 30m
2 stops
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16:05 - 07:25
BKI
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LGW
22h 20m
2 stops
£576Multiple Airlines
Sat, 19 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
China Southern Logo
22:10 - 00:30
LHR
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BKI
19h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
01:45 - 19:20
BKI
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LHR
24h 35m
1 stop
£625China Southern
Fri, 18 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
China Southern Logo
22:10 - 00:30
LHR
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BKI
19h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
01:45 - 19:20
BKI
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LHR
24h 35m
1 stop
£626China Southern
Wed, 16 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
Royal Brunei Airlines Logo
17:15 - 19:40
LHR
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BKI
19h 25m
1 stop
Royal Brunei Airlines Logo
20:15 - 06:20
BKI
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LHR
17h 05m
1 stop
£636Royal Brunei Airlines
Fri, 14 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug
Royal Brunei Airlines Logo
17:15 - 16:10
LHR
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BKI
15h 55m
1 stop
Royal Brunei Airlines Logo
20:15 - 06:20
BKI
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LHR
17h 05m
1 stop
£662Royal Brunei Airlines
Wed, 16 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
Turkish Airlines Logo
06:55 - 22:15
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BKI
32h 20m
2 stops
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11:00 - 16:40
BKI
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STN
36h 40m
2 stops
£758Turkish Airlines
Sun, 13 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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06:55 - 10:00
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BKI
20h 05m
2 stops
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11:00 - 09:55
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STN
29h 55m
2 stops
£780Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for London to Kota Kinabalu flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to Kota Kinabalu to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from London to Kota Kinabalu?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London to Kota Kinabalu departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London to Kota Kinabalu is April, where tickets cost £409 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £602 and £587 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to Kota Kinabalu

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight£311
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (31% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Stansted Airport to Kota Kinabalu

When to book flights from London to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from London to Kota Kinabalu based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from London to Kota Kinabalu

  • What is the cheapest flight from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London to Kota Kinabalu was £311 for a one-way ticket and £479 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    On your way to Kota Kinabalu, you’ll fly out from one of these London airports: London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, or London Stansted. You’ll be landing at Kota Kinabalu.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between London and Kota Kinabalu, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Kota Kinabalu, Singapore Airlines or China Southern?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Kota Kinabalu are Singapore Airlines and China Southern. With an average price for the route of £857 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. China Southern is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £598 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London to Kota Kinabalu.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from London is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kota Kinabalu with an airline and back to London with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London to Kota Kinabalu?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kota Kinabalu from London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from London to Kota Kinabalu? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1560 reviews
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8.1Entertainment
8.6Crew
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Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

10.0 ExcellentPeter, Apr 2026
LHR - BKI
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Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

Wish the seat don’t have restrictions, can’t fully insert backpack all the way inside.

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.

More Baggage limit Alternative of virtual check in at airport , prefer personal touch with “real person”check in counter for baggage drop

did not get a notification about seat selection ahead of time. We didn't end up sitting together.

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them again.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

It was my birthday while I was on the flight on China eastern airlines. They celebrated my day by giving me a personalized birthday card and also a very delicious pastry. I was surprised and thankful by the China Eastern crew! The whole staff was kind and professional? My second flight into China and the most memorable! Thank you-

I will never fly through China again. Maybe it was the mandatory retinal scan just to transfer to another flight or the complete set of fingerprints they require. There are many better and inexpensive flights to Asia if you look.

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

Ok, but legspace on MH0127 from Kul to Per was too small. It was not possible to tilt my seat which I don't understand because the seat in front of my could do it. So I didn't rest on the flight. Also, the crew was probably understaffed because it took very long time to take trash after the meal. Everything very different from the flight with Malaysian Airlines from London to KL.

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

I enjoy traveling with Malaysia Airlines. The Asian food they serve is pretty good and the red wine was also good. They did run out of beer and only did a couple of water rounds during the flight but the staff were very friendly.

The business class seats were above average spaced, allowing for a truly full bed experience. Ot would be good if RB joins an international alliance for increased preference by travellers

The flight was on-time and we landed safely! But - toilets were tiny The seats were thin and very uncomfortable My seat rest wouldn’t tilt back so massive back ache after a while - the button had been removed. Seat back pocket was ripped Food was inedible- we’d ordered asian vegetarian - shockingly bad. The interior fit out was like the plane was 40 hard years yet it was a 787. No wifi.. no exterior cameras like Emirates.

Poor selection of movies and entertainment options. Disappointing food options in business.

Either the PA system of Brunei International Airport is of poor quality, or the staff making the announcement was not clear is reading the announcement. The staff at the gate also did not further announce to the passengers with regards to the rows for boarding. On board, the crew was of little to nil help. The only times they were around were during takeoff, "distributing" food and landing. And even during those times they were just there to get "their" job done with little to nil interest to "serve" the customers/passengers. They did not request the passenger in front of us to put his seat up during takeoff, they did not request the passengers to put their seat up during mealtime. The capability of the crew has dropped significantly in comparison to the old times. The crew is in need of better training.

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