How to get to | Sabah

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Sabah

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Sabah is a state of East Malaysia, on the northeastern portion of the island of Borneo.

Travel options to Sabah are relatively limited. There are ferries from Brunei and southern Philippines. Land travel between Sabah and the state of Sarawak or Indonesia is almost nonexistant. The only international airport is at Kota Kinabulu, although there are a couple of other small airports with domestic flights. Airlines flying to Sabah include:

• Star Alliance - Asiana
• Oneworld - Dragonair
• Sky Team - Korean
• Other selected - Air Asia, Jetstar Asia, Malaysian, Silkair, Tiger

TIP Fly to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur and then onwards on Malaysian or one of the several low cost airlines. Fares on the fuller service airlines (Asiana, Dragonair, Korean and Silkair) tend to be high relative to the alternatives.