RM 456 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Kota Kinabalu

When flying from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Kota Kinabalu, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Shanghai Pudong Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

To get a below average price on the flight from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to Kota Kinabalu, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 2 direct flights that take off from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport and land in Kota Kinabalu, with an average flight time of 4h 35m. The most common departure time is 03:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (2).

Direct flights take on average 4h 30m to travel the 4,611 km between Shanghai Pudong Airport and Kota Kinabalu.

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport at 03:20 and will be landing in Kota Kinabalu at 08:00.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport to Kota Kinabalu jets off at 20:00 and lands at 00:30.