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Cheapest return fare
696 €
Typical prices: 842 €-1.082 €
China Eastern
Thu 29.10.Sat 21.11.
FRA - BKI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
393 €
Multiple Airlines
Tue 18.8.
FRA - BKI • 3 stops
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Cheap Flights to Kota Kinabalu

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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.
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Recent return flight deals to Kota Kinabalu

Thu, 29. Oct - Sat, 21. Nov
China Eastern Logo
19:10 - 0:30
FRA
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BKI
22h 20m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
1:30 - 5:45
BKI
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FRA
35h 15m
1 stop
696 €China Eastern
Fri, 9. Oct - Tue, 13. Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:00 - 22:15
FRA
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BKI
32h 15m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:50 - 17:10
BKI
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FRA
32h 20m
2 stops
736 €Multiple Airlines
Mon, 30. Nov - Wed, 16. Dec
China Eastern Logo
13:35 - 0:30
FRA
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BKI
27h 55m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
1:30 - 17:10
BKI
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FRA
22h 40m
1 stop
741 €China Eastern
Fri, 9. Oct - Mon, 12. Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:00 - 20:05
FRA
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BKI
30h 05m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:45 - 12:50
BKI
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FRA
41h 05m
3 stops
746 €Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2. Nov - Tue, 1. Dec
China Southern Logo
20:20 - 18:00
FRA
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BKI
38h 40m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
0:30 - 5:45
BKI
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FRA
36h 15m
3 stops
761 €China Southern
Sun, 23. Aug - Mon, 31. Aug
China Southern Logo
14:05 - 0:30
FRA
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BKI
28h 25m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
1:45 - 6:50
BKI
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FRA
35h 05m
1 stop
771 €China Southern
Sat, 12. Sep - Sun, 27. Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
22:30 - 10:00
MUC
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BKI
29h 30m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
11:00 - 18:40
BKI
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MUC
37h 40m
2 stops
825 €Etihad Airways
Fri, 11. Sep - Fri, 25. Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
22:30 - 10:00
MUC
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BKI
53h 30m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
8:05 - 18:40
BKI
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MUC
40h 35m
2 stops
842 €Etihad Airways
Wed, 5. Aug - Wed, 9. Sep
Emirates Logo
21:15 - 10:00
DUS
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BKI
30h 45m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
11:00 - 19:15
BKI
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DUS
38h 15m
2 stops
870 €Emirates
Sun, 8. Nov - Thu, 12. Nov
Emirates Logo
20:45 - 22:00
DUS
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BKI
42h 15m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
11:35 - 12:30
BKI
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DUS
31h 55m
2 stops
1.012 €Emirates
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What are the most popular airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu?

The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to Kota Kinabalu is China Eastern, followed by Qatar Airways and China Southern.

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Low season

August

Cheapest flight

393 €
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 28% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

  • How far is Kota Kinabalu Airport from central Kota Kinabalu?

    You’ll need to travel 6 km to reach the Kota Kinabalu city centre from Kota Kinabalu Airport.

  • What is the name of Kota Kinabalu’s airport?

    Kota Kinabalu is served by Kota Kinabalu Airport, also commonly referred to as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl. The airport code is BKI.

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Germany to Kota Kinabalu. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,4
China SouthernOverall score based on 164 reviews
7,8Boarding
7,1Food
7,5Comfort
8,0Crew
7,0Entertainment
Airline reviews

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025
CAN - SFO
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Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

Crew: Everybody was polite. People just need to get efficient and less reworking things. Entertainment: Could have move movies and games. The “music” section is a joke, only ONE available. Food: The food provided on the flights boarding in china needs a serious reworking. Too much oil, bad for your stomach, tastes too artificial and the eggs were a giant mass of green dough.

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

Never got the wheelchair service when my parents arrived at LA . My mom was 74 , also my dad was 84 years old, both don’t speak English. I double checked with the front desk at Phoenix airport, making sure that they will be taking care of.

Had some luggage loading delays but it was still a good experience

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Plane was good Crew was good Food was just ok Could have had more entertainment options But overall good

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Ordinary Indian food... Not great. Limited movie and TV selection

This was a really enjoyable flight. Even though I was in economy, I had a great deal of leg space, I had a nice meal, and the flight staff was helpful and friendly. A really great flight.

Good selection of drinks. Meet was fatty unfortunately on Qatar.

Never got the chance to get on the plane as my inbound flight was delayed and the staff of qatar airways denied any help or support

I didn’t expect American Airlines. I excepted QTAR AIR LINES. From KAYAK we are booking so in the kayak site it showed qathar air lines but operating American Airlines. I don’t like .

This was my first time ever flying China Eatern and it will not be my last. I was very satisfied with my whole experience and trip. Thank you very much and until soon.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

For the price we paid, we had a really good flight. The seats and bed (business class) was extremely comfortable. I have no complaints. The crew were very attentive and helpful. They spoke English and there were no misunderstanding although their English wasn’t perfect or fluent. You will never go hungry as there was ample food and drinks but their food for mediocre. The entertainment was limited to older movies and the wifi didn’t allow you to access some Social media. Apart from the above, it was a very pleasant flight. Would highly recommend them.

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

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