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11:35 - 00:30LGW-BKI
29h 55m1 stop
01:30 - 15:00BKI-LGW
20h 30m1 stop
£562China Eastern
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Sun, 9 Jun - Fri, 21 Jun
21:20 - 00:30LHR-BKI
20h 10m1 stop
01:30 - 18:40BKI-LHR
24h 10m1 stop
£579China Eastern
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Sun, 12 May - Wed, 15 May
22:10 - 18:20LHR-BKI
37h 10m1 stop
19:20 - 19:10BKI-LHR
30h 50m1 stop
£615China Southern
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Sun, 9 Jun - Sat, 22 Jun
22:10 - 18:20LHR-BKI
37h 10m1 stop
19:20 - 18:30BKI-LHR
30h 10m2 stops
£620China Southern
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Tue, 4 Jun - Wed, 12 Jun
14:55 - 21:00LGW-BKI
23h 05m2 stops
09:50 - 06:40BKI-LGW
27h 50m2 stops
£731Qatar Airways
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Tue, 3 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
11:00 - 11:55LHR-BKI
17h 55m1 stop
05:20 - 16:35BKI-LHR
18h 15m1 stop
£808Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 3 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
11:00 - 11:55LHR-BKI
17h 55m1 stop
21:45 - 16:35BKI-LHR
25h 50m1 stop
£817Malaysia Airlines
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Mon, 9 Sep - Sun, 15 Sep
14:55 - 22:40BHX-BKI
24h 45m2 stops
19:05 - 12:35BKI-BHX
25h 30m2 stops
£891Qatar Airways
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Mon, 23 Sep - Sun, 10 Nov
11:15 - 20:50MAN-BKI
26h 35m1 stop
21:35 - 09:10BKI-MAN
18h 35m1 stop
£1,775Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 9 May - Mon, 13 May
11:15 - 20:50MAN-BKI
26h 35m1 stop
21:35 - 09:10BKI-MAN
18h 35m1 stop
£1,896Singapore Airlines
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Flights to Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all flights to Kota Kinabalu clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as £824. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are £989 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Kota Kinabalu is April, where tickets cost £743 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and July, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £1,455 and £1,368 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of £778.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price for all flights to Kota Kinabalu depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost £700 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £883.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 68 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Kota Kinabalu?

The duration of your flight to Kota Kinabalu depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Kota Kinabalu on KAYAK are from Manchester, which takes 20h 15m, and London, which takes 20h 46m.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to Kota Kinabalu

Low season

November

High season

January

Cheapest flight

£562
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • How far is Kota Kinabalu from central Kota Kinabalu?

    Central Kota Kinabalu is 4 miles away from Kota Kinabalu.

  • What is the name of Kota Kinabalu’s airport?

    When flying to Kota Kinabalu, you'll arrive at Kota Kinabalu (BKI). The airport is also known as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Kota Kinabalu.

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Kota Kinabalu?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Kota Kinabalu, AirAsia offers the most flights, with around 229 per week, followed by Malaysia Airlines with 146 flights per week.

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United Kingdom to Kota Kinabalu

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +23 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +22 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +23 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +24 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +25 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to United Kingdom

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +21 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +22 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +23 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +22 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +23 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +24 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +25 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Batik Air, +20 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +21 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Kota Kinabalu. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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 1478 reviews
8.7crew
8.4boarding
8.2entertainment
8.1comfort
7.8food
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10.0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024SIN - KUL
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

All in all the flight was good. Love the fact that for airline food it was piping hot

It was a great flight Food was great Crew was spectacular

It seems paying premium economy does not make difference with economy. No priority boarding, not worthy paying extra$$$ for premium economy.

The premium economy seats were not that great. It could have been more premium than economy seats.

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.

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

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

They were able to assist my elderly father and myself after not being able to check in to scoot. The counter service was phenomenal. They did what they could to get us on the next plane so we could catch our Connecting flight. Scoot closed early on us so we ended up missing our flight.

The stewardess was very helpful all the way. My seat had an issue with headphones and after the replaced and gave me a new pair and noticed it was the seat I got a new chair to sit and a great ride back home

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

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 .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

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.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

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 .

Pros: "Yes, seats were very comfortable and crew members were extremely helpful"
Cons: "Everything was excellent."

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Fantastic, the 787-9 is a very beautifully designed plane and it was a pleasure to fly in the Qsuite. The suite did feel slightly smaller than the 777 variant, and the suite door also felt smaller, as I felt more exposed as passengers and crew walked past. Food was too notch, and the service was fantastic. I wish they’d enforce boarding zones more effectively, but otherwise they did really well.

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

They have misplaced my one checked bag which I have not received in Philadelphia and have lodged complaint with American Airlines, the staff of Indigo was rude with us, at the checking counter, I think she purposely withheld my one of the checked bag, because the American Airlines staff told me that bag was not received at Doha airport. Kindly help me with one of my checked bag to get it. My flight was from Mumbai to Doha and then Doha to Philadelphia.

It was pretty good overall. I just wish the crew didn't have to interrupt you every five seconds to ask you if you wanted anything, I mean that's what the help button is for. When someone is tired and sleepy and still getting their bearings, turning on DND button is maybe not the first thing on their mind.

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Better service is needed. I booked for Qatar but I was switched to American way after I bought my tickets.

The boarding process was unpleasant. We had hardly any checked baggage, but they insisted on weighing the cabin baggage. While the weight of our cabin bag was well within limit, it seemed petty! The food was pretty disgusting. I had such awful food on the way over, that I brought some snacks of my own for the flight back. Glad I did. Qatar was consistent in that food was just as terrible on the way back as it was on the way over. The flight attendants were super-nice, though. If I had an option I would not take Qatar Airways again.

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

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.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

No recognition for one World Emerald member. I got row 1 in business class and it was pathetic. No leg space, cramped space, less recline

Legs space in the business class cabin is too small and pillow is dirty!

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.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

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.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

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-

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

A lot of value considering the cheap ticket prices. All meals served were Chinese food. Would fly them again considering the ticket was half the price of any others

Cons: "delay of about 1 hour, we almost missed our international flight from beigin"

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These are the cheapest return flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/6Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
29h 55mLGW-BKI
21/6Fri
1 stopChina Eastern
20h 30mBKI-LGW
£562
12/5Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
20h 10mLHR-BKI
15/5Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
24h 10mBKI-LHR
£579
9/6Sun
1 stopChina Southern
37h 10mLHR-BKI
22/6Sat
1 stopChina Southern
30h 50mBKI-LHR
£615
4/6Tue
1 stopChina Southern
37h 10mLHR-BKI
12/6Wed
2 stopsChina Southern
30h 10mBKI-LHR
£620
3/9Tue
2 stopsQatar Airways
23h 05mLGW-BKI
30/9Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
27h 50mBKI-LGW
£731
3/9Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
17h 55mLHR-BKI
30/9Mon
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
18h 15mBKI-LHR
£808
9/9Mon
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
17h 55mLHR-BKI
15/9Sun
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
25h 50mBKI-LHR
£817
23/9Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
24h 45mBHX-BKI
10/11Sun
2 stopsQatar Airways
25h 30mBKI-BHX
£891
9/5Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
26h 35mMAN-BKI
13/5Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
18h 35mBKI-MAN
£1,775
9/5Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
26h 35mMAN-BKI
13/5Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
18h 35mBKI-MAN
£1,896

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