$511 Find Cheap Flights to Sabah

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Cheap Flights to Sabah

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu1 stop$694
Sandakan
Sandakan2 stops$1,178
Tawau
Tawau2 stops$1,303
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu1 stop$694
Sandakan
Sandakan2 stops$1,178
Tawau
Tawau2 stops$1,303

Book Cheap Sabah Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Sabah 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Sabah

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 20
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 12:30 am
LAX
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BKI
21h 00m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
1:30 am - 10:05 am
BKI
-
LAX
23h 35m
1 stop
$694China Eastern
Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 16
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 12:30 am
LAX
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BKI
21h 00m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
1:30 am - 10:05 am
BKI
-
LAX
23h 35m
1 stop
$736China Eastern
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Oct 21
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 12:30 am
LAX
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BKI
21h 00m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
1:30 am - 10:05 am
BKI
-
LAX
23h 35m
1 stop
$804China Eastern
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Oct 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:50 pm - 4:00 pm
LAX
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BKI
32h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:50 pm - 11:00 am
BKI
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LAX
33h 10m
2 stops
$874Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Tue, Sep 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:16 am - 12:30 am
LAX
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BKI
26h 14m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 10:05 am
BKI
-
LAX
23h 35m
1 stop
$890Multiple Airlines
Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Nov 7
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 3:20 pm
LAX
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BKI
48h 50m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 6:10 pm
BKI
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LAX
43h 30m
2 stops
$981Singapore Airlines
Thu, Oct 1 - Sat, Oct 31
Etihad Airways Logo
4:25 pm - 10:00 am
BOS
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BKI
53h 35m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
11:35 am - 3:10 pm
BKI
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BOS
39h 35m
2 stops
$1,284Etihad Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 29
Emirates Logo
11:55 pm - 10:15 pm
EWR
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BKI
58h 20m
3 stops
Emirates Logo
1:00 pm - 9:20 pm
BKI
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EWR
44h 20m
3 stops
$1,407Emirates
Thu, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 21
Emirates Logo
11:55 pm - 10:15 pm
EWR
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BKI
58h 20m
3 stops
Emirates Logo
1:00 pm - 9:20 pm
BKI
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EWR
44h 20m
3 stops
$1,456Emirates
Thu, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 21
Etihad Airways Logo
4:25 pm - 10:15 pm
BOS
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BKI
41h 50m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
11:00 am - 2:40 pm
BKI
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BOS
39h 40m
2 stops
$1,549Etihad Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Sabah

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Sabah to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How many airports are there in Sabah?

There are 4 airports in Sabah. The busiest airport is Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), with 69% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Sabah?

An average nonstop flight from the United States to Sabah takes 32h 58m, covering a distance of 8283 miles. The shortest route is Seattle (SEA) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) with an average flight time of 21h 05m.

What are the most popular destinations in Sabah?

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kota Kinabalu (79% of total searches to Sabah). The next most popular destinations are Sandakan (14%) and Tawau (6%). Searches for flights to Lahad Datu (1%) are also popular.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$511
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 33% lower on average.
Flight from Los Angeles to Kota Kinabalu

FAQs - booking Sabah flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United States to Sabah?

    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 the United States to Sabah.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United States to Sabah?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United States to Sabah 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 the United States to Sabah?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from the United States to Sabah with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from the United States to Sabah?

    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 from the United States to Sabah up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sabah

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Sabah flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Sabah

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Sabah. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Sabah. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Sabah? 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1545 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.1Entertainment
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

The friendliness of the attendants, and the quality of the service.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
LAX - NRT
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The friendliness of the attendants, and the quality of the service.

Flight attendants were awesome! Very helpful and patients. Some food were good but maybe not serving fish that kinda make the whole aircraft smell fishy. The “fried pork” was tasty but too much skin so it doesnt taste that great.

Very concerned with guest comforts going out of their way to accommodate special dietary needs when the guests hadn’t pre-ordered.

Clean modern comfortable. Food could have been better, I only ate breakfast I wish they wouldn’t wake sleeping passengers who would rather sleep through dinner. No tea or coffee for breakfast

Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

I had ordered vegetarian food. What I was presented was extremely dissatisfying and not up to the mark. I pretty much did not eat entire 19 hours. For.an airline voted as best in business, it was extremely disappointing. Seats were not comfortable to sleep. Entertainment system didn’t have much choice. WiFi didn’t work for more than half the time. Cabin crew were also difficult to understand. A bit of diversity like Emirates crew would go a long way.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

It was okay. I feel that Singapore Airlines isn't as good as it used to be but it's still not bad

They ran out of the second choice of food was stuck with fish

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.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

Food no choice just give it seams trying to finish what ever you have in hand

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Flights were delayed, Food was good but only 1 meal instead of 2.

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

Comfortable seats in economy, managed a few hours sleep in an o night flight but the food was terrible. Surprising as Malaysia airlines has been good in the past. Service was mediocre this time too.

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