Find Malaysia Airlines(MH) flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu

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

It takes about 2 hours 38 minutes to fly from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur 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 178 flight per week flying from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Malaysia Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MH2646 (11:29) AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia): S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AK5104 (07:00) AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia): S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AK5142 (23:16)

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

After crunching the numbers on our March flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu on March 25, 2026 with AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia), with prices starting at US$32.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Kota Kinabalu, with Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KUL-BKI) is by far the most common option on this route: Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI).

The time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur is 0h.

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