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Cheap flight deals 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.

Recent return flight deals from New Zealand to Kota Kinabalu

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from New Zealand to Kota Kinabalu.
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21:00 - 00:30AKL-BKI
31h 30m1 stop
01:30 - 15:45BKI-AKL
34h 15m1 stop
$1,629
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Wed, 16 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
21:25 - 18:20AKL-BKI
24h 55m1 stop
19:20 - 15:35BKI-AKL
16h 15m1 stop
$1,639China Southern
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Wed, 16 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
21:45 - 01:55AKL-BKI
32h 10m1 stop
16:35 - 22:55BKI-AKL
26h 20m2 stops
$1,871
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Wed, 16 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
21:45 - 18:20AKL-BKI
24h 35m2 stops
01:30 - 15:45BKI-AKL
34h 15m1 stop
$1,888
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Wed, 16 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
00:25 - 11:55AKL-BKI
15h 30m1 stop
21:45 - 22:50BKI-AKL
21h 05m1 stop
$2,013Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 15 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
21:00 - 21:00AKL-BKI
28h 00m2 stops
09:50 - 15:45BKI-AKL
25h 55m2 stops
$2,056
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Wed, 16 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
00:25 - 21:00AKL-BKI
24h 35m1 stop
17:45 - 19:30BKI-AKL
21h 45m2 stops
$2,067
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Tue, 15 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
23:55 - 15:35AKL-BKI
19h 40m2 stops
15:00 - 14:15BKI-AKL
19h 15m3 stops
$2,555
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Wed, 16 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
00:25 - 14:15AKL-BKI
17h 50m1 stop
01:30 - 15:45BKI-AKL
34h 15m1 stop
$2,567
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Tue, 15 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
06:35 - 21:40AKL-BKI
19h 05m3 stops
15:00 - 14:15BKI-AKL
19h 15m3 stops
$3,590
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Wed, 16 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr

Flights to Kota Kinabalu - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,519. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $1,715 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Kota Kinabalu is February, where tickets cost $1,243 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $2,288 and $1,740 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $1,243.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $1,447 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kota Kinabalu is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,759.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Kota Kinabalu, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$542
Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu

When to book flights to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Kota Kinabalu based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Kota Kinabalu based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Kota Kinabalu flights

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

    There are 6 km between Kota Kinabalu city centre and Kota Kinabalu Airport.

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

    When flying to Kota Kinabalu, you'll arrive at Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). The airport is also known as Kota Kinabalu or Kota Kinabalu Intl.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Kota Kinabalu?

    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 to Kota Kinabalu 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 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kota Kinabalu

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kota Kinabalu flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Kota Kinabalu?

Find which airlines fly direct to Kota Kinabalu Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Kota Kinabalu

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +28 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +29 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +28 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

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Direct returns

Kota Kinabalu to New Zealand

Monday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +28 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +29 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +28 more

Thursday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Friday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

Saturday

Air Busan, AirAsia, AirAsia X, +28 more

Air Busan, AirAsia, +29 more

Sunday

AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, +26 more

AirAsia, AirAsia X, +27 more

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Top 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 New Zealand 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.
7.3
China SouthernOverall score based on 97 reviews
7.2Food
7.5Comfort
8.1Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2024JFK - CAN
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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.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

It was great. The staff were so nice and helpful the food was great and they always made sure I was okay. As a foreigner I was worried about the language barrier but it was absolutely no issues. I highly recommend

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.

We were diverted to Chengdu, because of bad weather and finally made it to Chong King about 7 hours later

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.

Jia yung was the flight attendant that made this a miserable flight.

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

AC not working, just slowly blowing room temperature air. Long taxi time does not help as well. Sweating all over the whole trip.

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

It was a 2-hour flight so they didn't have much time for serving food. There was some turbulence so they could not serve hot coffee or tea for the safety reason. Good service, good tasting food, nice plane, a little bit of delay.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Ok, but legspace on MH0127 from Kul to Per was too small. It was not possible to tilt my seat which I don't understand because the seat in front of my could do it. So I didn't rest on the flight. Also, the crew was probably understaffed because it took very long time to take trash after the meal. Everything very different from the flight with Malaysian Airlines from London to KL.

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

An overnight Doha to KL. Great sleep, good service and tasty food in business class

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/4Wed
1 stop
31h 30mAKL-BKI
20/4Sun
1 stop
34h 15mBKI-AKL
$1,629
16/4Wed
1 stopChina Southern
24h 55mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
1 stopChina Southern
16h 15mBKI-AKL
$1,639
16/4Wed
1 stop
32h 10mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
2 stops
26h 20mBKI-AKL
$1,871
16/4Wed
2 stops
24h 35mAKL-BKI
20/4Sun
1 stop
34h 15mBKI-AKL
$1,888
15/4Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
15h 30mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
21h 05mBKI-AKL
$2,013
16/4Wed
2 stops
28h 00mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
2 stops
25h 55mBKI-AKL
$2,056
15/4Tue
1 stop
24h 35mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
2 stops
21h 45mBKI-AKL
$2,067
16/4Wed
2 stops
19h 40mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
3 stops
19h 15mBKI-AKL
$2,555
15/4Tue
1 stop
17h 50mAKL-BKI
20/4Sun
1 stop
34h 15mBKI-AKL
$2,567
16/4Wed
3 stops
19h 05mAKL-BKI
21/4Mon
3 stops
19h 15mBKI-AKL
$3,590

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Kota Kinabalu found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
17/2Mon
2 stops
49h 00mAKL-BKI
$542
18/2Tue
1 stop
22h 45mAKL-BKI
$589
18/2Tue
2 stops
38h 20mAKL-BKI
$590
17/2Mon
3 stops
26h 30mAKL-BKI
$623
20/4Sun
1 stopChina Southern
24h 55mAKL-BKI
$706
17/2Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
25h 15mAKL-BKI
$805
19/2Wed
1 stopChina Southern
24h 50mAKL-BKI
$833
19/4Sat
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
15h 30mAKL-BKI
$1,350
16/2Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
15h 35mAKL-BKI
$1,508
19/4Sat
2 stopsMalaysia Airlines
22h 30mAKL-BKI
$2,148

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