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Find cheap flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu from RM 118

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often in flight searches from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu.
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often in flight searches from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu.

How much is the cheapest flight from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu?

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Tawau 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.
11:15 - 01:15TWU-BKI
1h 00mdirect
12:40 - 13:40BKI-TWU
1h 00mdirect
RM 118MYAirline
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Tue, 9 Jan - Tue, 16 Jan
04:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
12:40 - 13:40BKI-TWU
1h 00mdirect
RM 127Multiple Airlines
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Sat, 28 Oct - Tue, 28 Nov
02:30 - 16:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
15:30 - 16:25BKI-TWU
0h 55mdirect
RM 141AirAsia
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Sun, 5 Nov - Sun, 5 Nov
04:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
03:00 - 03:50BKI-TWU
0h 50mdirect
RM 146Firefly
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Sat, 21 Oct - Sun, 22 Oct
04:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
03:00 - 03:50BKI-TWU
0h 50mdirect
RM 155Firefly
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Fri, 13 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct
03:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
02:00 - 02:50BKI-TWU
0h 50mdirect
RM 160Firefly
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Thu, 14 Dec - Sat, 16 Dec
03:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
02:00 - 02:50BKI-TWU
0h 50mdirect
RM 179Firefly
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Thu, 21 Dec - Sun, 24 Dec
04:30 - 17:20TWU-BKI
0h 50mdirect
13:45 - 14:45BKI-TWU
1h 00mdirect
RM 202Multiple Airlines
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Mon, 9 Oct - Mon, 9 Oct
07:10 - 05:10TWU-BKI
10h 00m1 stop
06:00 - 06:25BKI-TWU
24h 25m1 stop
RM 578Malaysia Airlines
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Fri, 15 Mar - Sun, 17 Mar
06:40 - 20:05TWU-BKI
24h 25m1 stop
05:00 - 06:15BKI-TWU
25h 15m1 stop
RM 607Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 14 Dec - Sat, 16 Dec

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

RM 118
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu

When to book flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of Tawau

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for RM 76 or less one-way and RM 143 or less round-trip.
  • The cheapest flight from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu was found, on average, 74 days before departure.
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be August, September and October. The cheapest month to fly is January.
  • Morning departure is around 26% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

FAQs for booking flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu

  • How long does a flight from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu take?

    Direct flights take on average 0h 50m to travel the 467 km between Tawau and Kota Kinabalu.

  • How many flights are there between Tawau and Kota Kinabalu?

    There are usually 13 direct flights each day leaving Tawau in the direction of Kota Kinabalu, for a total of 94 flights weekly.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu?

    Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Kota Kinabalu on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Tawau, you should consider flying back on a Saturday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

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

    Tawau airport is called Tawau and the only airport in Kota Kinabalu is Kota Kinabalu.

  • What’s the earliest departure time from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu?

    The earliest flight leaves Tawau at 07:30 and lands in Kota Kinabalu at 08:20.

  • What’s the latest departure time from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu?

    The last flight leaves Tawau at 21:50 and lands in Kota Kinabalu at 22:40.

  • Which airlines fly direct between Tawau and Kota Kinabalu?

    AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, and MYAirline operate direct flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Tawau to Kota Kinabalu flight route.

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Tawau and Kota Kinabalu.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu?

    There are direct flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu, Firefly or Malaysia Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu are Firefly and Malaysia Airlines. With an average price for the route of RM 196 and an overall rating of 7.6, Firefly is the most popular choice. Malaysia Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of RM 349 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu due to COVID-19?

    AirAsia, Firefly and Malaysia Airlines have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu. Confirm policies on booking site.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Tawau 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 Tawau 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 Tawau with another airline.

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

Top 4 airlines serving from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tawau 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Tawau 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 KAYAK reviews.
7.6
FireflyOverall score based on 39 reviews
78boarding
66entertainment
72food
79overall
77comfort
81crew
Airline reviews

It was delayed for more than 1 hour due to LIMA when many planes landed & took-off at the same time. It could ve been better if the pilot or crew informed us every few minutes so that we know what’s going on.

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It was delayed for more than 1 hour due to LIMA when many planes landed & took-off at the same time. It could ve been better if the pilot or crew informed us every few minutes so that we know what’s going on.

Pros: "Check in and immigration was quick. Flight was on time"
Cons: "Even though there plenty of seats available, the auto seat allocation put another passenger next to me."
Pros: "None"
Cons: "Flight delayed 1 hour and 50 minutes. Even my inbound flight also delayed one hour."
Pros: "Flight was on time, friendly attendants."
Cons: "Check-in took forever, another line should have been opened. Very little legroom on the plane."
Pros: "Very always at check in but all very relaxed. Only gave 3 for food as we'd asked for pot noodle (Rm3) only to be told they had no hot water. Not serious & we didn't use their entertainment. Otherwise all good & would recommend"
Pros: "Ease of boarding and disembarkation T2 arrival in SIN Online check in"
Cons: "Needed to re check in in SIN, even on a same day flight Flight was late for both sectors SZB-SIN-SZB"
Pros: "The staff has no personality and no working knowledge of how customer service is supposed to be. I booked this as Malaysia Airlines and even though it's operated by Firefly, it should've recognized my priority status with OneWorld."
Pros: "There was one local manager who smiled a lot and tried to promise things that it turned out he wasn't allowed to promise while his airline was screwing me."
Cons: "International travelers, check and recheck your flight. Firefly canceled my flight "several weeks ago", according to them, didn't notify me by phone or email despite the fact that they admitted they had both on file, didn't refund the money to my credit card until the day before departure so i had no idea of the change, and then provided no help whatsoever when i arrived at the airport and the flight didn't exist anymore."
Pros: "Everything was smooth and easy. Check-in line was short, the whole airport experience was quick and easy. Flight was smooth, comfortable, staff was so friendly. When I checked in for my flight in Penang, the girl who helped me, Kay, was the most friendly help I've ever had.. She offered me a great seat and was patient and friendly when I requested to be moved around. She made conversation while we waited for the system to finish, and had a huge smile the whole time. She set the time for the whole airport and flight experience, and had me smiling the rest of the day. If there's a way to tell her bosses - she is a gem, hang on to her! I'm looking forward to my next trip on firefly!"
Cons: "Boarding was delayed a bit, but flight took off within a few minutes of schedule, so no real problem!"
Pros: "the flight attendant on board was lively in making announcements!"
Cons: "Flight was first brought forward by 30 mins. Arrived on time at the gate, but actually it's delayed by 15 mins from the original time. So in total delayed about 50 mins from brought forward time. NO ground staff at the gate bothers to inform us. Flight status screen shows "Callng", when approached, ground staff just replied "not yet" in a bad manner. Terrible ground service."

Prompt and efficient boarding. New MH-awards streaming worked first time on my personal device.

Cons: "I have never had to stay at a hotel overnight because of a missed connection but when I made the reservation I wondered how you would honor the 1 hour layover and not miss. I wondered this before any of your delays. I was assured the connection would wait but not correct and you did miss. If you would have told me at the airport this would happen I would have made other arrangements. Instructions on what to do was quite poor too. As a foreigner to be handed a stack of vouchers without direction on where to go for transportation wasn’t satisfactory."
Cons: "I am more than pleased with the service I received, keep up the work Kind regards Shane"
Cons: "The flight attendants didn't ask me if I need ice cream or any drink but they asked another seat of passages. It's not fair..."
Pros: "Because I had missed my original connecting flight, the airlines booked me at an overnight hotel and my new flight seat number was premium economy. This was fine in the end, but in the moment I practically cried."
Cons: "Again, not being delayed and having to miss my original connecting flight would have been best."
Pros: "The crew was excellent, however I had a very serious problem upon checking in as I DISCOVERED AM NOT ALLOWED A SINGLE KG OF LUGGAGE.THE AIRLINE ASKED ME TO INFORM THE AGENT WHO DID NOT MAKE IT CLEAR WHEN I WAS BUYING THE TICKET.THAT HAS COST ME A LOT OF ANXIETY AND BIG$$"
Cons: "TICKETS ON SALE THAT HAS NOT LUGGAGE MUST BE CLEARLY STATED THAT NO LUGGAGE ALLOWED"
Pros: "Everything was good about this flight"
Cons: "They need to have at least 5 to 10 vegetarian meal on board."
Cons: "Worst business class seat in the air. Departed 90 minutes late due to mechanical issues"
Pros: "Economy seats arent different from other airlines. Flight was good in general"
Cons: "Transfer desk was hard to find for first timers. Send "ask me" staffs to greet on arrival for connecting passengers or info board will help."
Pros: "All of the ground staffs at Johor Bahru provided attentive and observant service. Cabin crew greeted with pleasant smile, friendly and provided excellent service."
Cons: "maintenance work not manage well"

The crew is good, but the flight delayed and there is two passengers keep talking during the flight

Pros: "Smooth check in"
Cons: "That the in-flight wifi really is free instead of making the passengers to pay"
Pros: "The boarding was fast."
Cons: "Self-service boarding didn't work fully, causing some delay for my wife even though everything was in order. The flight was delayed and no over-the-air announcement or explanation or apology was given."
Cons: "Boarding always take way too long because of the hand luggage problem."
Pros: "The flight was okay, service was okay."
Cons: "Could be better if the departure was on time rather than delaying too much without clear explanation."
Pros: "Very good for the price I paid"
Cons: "Somehow I couldn't check in online, or at the kiosk. There was only 2 check-in desk for domestic flights in KLIA2. Long lines and waited 20 minutes. Thankfully the staff at the counter allowed me to check in, despite having only 50 minutes to spare."
Pros: "Staff were very helpful and friendly. Even let me off some money for a drink"
Cons: "Checking in took way longer than needed"
Cons: "Was taken aback at the baggage fee and the low amount they give you - 12.5kg before charging is pretty low."
Pros: "Price"
Cons: "No room for legs Flight was delayed without any information at the gate My wife was at a differtn row even if there was a free seat next to me. I had to pay to next to her during check-in."
Pros: "Old and worn out"
Cons: "Food is not appetizing. There were only meat or chicken to choose from. Need to have an option for fruits only."

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.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
31/1Wed
1 stopMultiple Airlines
7h 15mTWU-BKI
RM 263
13/10Fri
1 stopMultiple Airlines
7h 05mTWU-BKI
RM 268
15/10Sun
1 stopMultiple Airlines
7h 05mTWU-BKI
RM 273
4/11Sat
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 301
14/11Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 306
14/12Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 310
5/10Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 315
15/12Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 343
31/1Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
24h 25mTWU-BKI
RM 357
13/10Fri
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
25h 40mTWU-BKI
RM 503

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Tawau - Kota Kinabalu Flights

Departure:

Tawau (TWU)Malaysia

Destination:

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Malaysia

Return flight deals:

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Cabin classes:

RM 136

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