Find China Eastern Airlines(MU) flights from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu with the following airlines, including: China Eastern Airlines Spring Airlines Shanghai Airlines AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia) Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 4 hours 30 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 28 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Spring Airlines: -/-/T/-/-/-/- -- 9C8593 (21:28) Shanghai Airlines: -/-/T/W/T/-/- -- FM7223 (17:30) Shanghai Airlines: S/M/T/W/-/F/- -- FM867 (20:11)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our October flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Kota Kinabalu on October 8, 2026 with AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia), with prices starting at US$192.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Kota Kinabalu: Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI). Flying from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (PVG-BKI) is by far the most common option on this route.

The time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Shanghai is 0m.

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