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There are two Plaza Premium lounges in Kota Kinabalu Airport, one in the international terminal and one in the domestic terminal. You can pay to access the lounge, regardless of who you’re flying with. Prices start at RM 172 for 2h, and amenities include showers, comfortable seating, Wi-Fi, and complimentary food and drink.
There are several ways to get from the airport into central Kuala Lumpur. The KLIA Ekspres train to KL Sentral station is the quickest option (30 min). A one-way ticket costs RM 55. A cheaper method is to take the Express Coach, which departs from the main terminal building. Single tickets cost RM 10 and should get you to central Kuala Lumpur in around 1 hr. Alternatively, a taxi takes around 50 min and costs RM 75.
Depending on your flight, you may arrive at the main terminal (KLIA) or the second terminal (klia2) of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). To transfer between the two terminals, simply take the shuttle bus (10 min). The KLIA stop is outside Door 4 of Level 1, and the klia2 stop is in bay A10 of the Transportation Hub.
The average direct flight takes 2h 30m, covering a distance of 2,621 km.
In normal times, a total of 982 direct flights connect Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport weekly. On average, there are 140 departures per day.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport were found on MYAirline (RM 248) and Malaysia Airlines (RM 281). MYAirline proposed the cheapest one-way flight at RM 126.
Qatar Airways connects Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport up to 26 flights per day, followed by Malaysia Airlines (26 flights per day), and AirAsia (25 flights per day).
When flying from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Kota Kinabalu, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.
Kota Kinabalu airport is called Kota Kinabalu and the only airport in Kuala Lumpur Airport is Kuala Lumpur Intl.
The earliest flight leaves Kota Kinabalu at 05:20 and lands in Kuala Lumpur Airport at 08:00.
The last flight leaves Kota Kinabalu at 23:20 and lands in Kuala Lumpur Airport at 01:50.
All the following airlines operate direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur Airport: MAI, AirAsia, JAL, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Oman Air, and MYAirline.
The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport flight route.
oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.
There are direct flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport on a daily basis.
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur are Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia. With an average price for the route of RM 474 and an overall rating of 7.1, Malaysia Airlines is the most popular choice. AirAsia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of RM 364 and an overall rating of 6.5.
AirAsia, Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Intl. Confirm policies on booking site.
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 Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur Airport.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kuala Lumpur Airport from Kota Kinabalu is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.
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 Kuala Lumpur Airport with an airline and back to Kota Kinabalu with another airline.
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 Kuala Lumpur Airport from Kota Kinabalu up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
You get what you pay for. It’s functional and gets you from point A to B in good comfort. However, food options are limited and cash only, Crew is a hit and miss .. they get your attention if you reach out.
You get what you pay for. It’s functional and gets you from point A to B in good comfort. However, food options are limited and cash only, Crew is a hit and miss .. they get your attention if you reach out.
Good leg room ... air conditioning was a bit warm don't Book row 8 ... no windows
They got to the terminal late, with no one on the arriving flight, boarded us late, and left us sitting there for 2 hours before they got us off the ground. They knew they were going to be late, yet they never got an updated flight plan from their head office until long after the flight was supposed to leave. They could have cut the delay in half, of at least let us stay in the terminal. Really just horrible planning.
The worst kind of budget airline. To be honest....the plane was not that bad. Would have been good to have some food choices and some water. What was by far the worse is the passengers/customers that this airline attracts. Coughing and spluttering all over one another with no masks. Just disgusting. Pay for a better carrier and get a better class of passenger.
Worst airline ever. They didn’t let me board although I had a connecting flight boarding pass. The reason was “we don’t have an agreement with Bhutan airlines” the hell? How do you hand out boarding passes and let someone go through the airport to the gate and then say we can’t board and have to go back to security. Who can make that flight/time? Completely irresponsible in communicating this. I’ll never fly MYairline.
Can’t expect more than this from a budget airlines. Excellent value for money. Cheap and on time service. That’s what matters.
I’m a frequent Traveler on all types of airlines, including budget. This was the worst flight experience I’ve ever had. Something was wrong with AirAsia’s systems and we were the whole flight was rescheduled to the following day, the third flight it happened to. Apart from an email which gave the new date the web and app said the original flight date which meant that there were hundreds of people queueing at the airport to try and find out what was going on. People waited six hours to talk to customer service who gave advice that didn’t match the web or app. Nightmare. just advertising for spending the extra hundred dollars I’ve ever seen.
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