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January
Cheapest • 24% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu (JHB-BKI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johor Bahru 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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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Kota Kinabalu on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johor Bahru 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 from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu is January, where tickets cost S$ 119 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is S$ 203 and S$ 190 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of S$ 228, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johor Bahru 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 from Johor Bahru 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 on the flight from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMarch
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (22% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johor Bahru 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. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

    Only Scoot offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

    The Airbus A320neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

    There are direct flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Airlines or AirAsia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu are Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia. With an average price for the route of S$ 115 and an overall rating of 7.3, Malaysia Airlines is the most popular choice. AirAsia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of S$ 151 and an overall rating of 6.8.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from Johor Bahru 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 Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kota Kinabalu with an airline and back to Johor Bahru with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johor Bahru 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 from Johor Bahru up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for S$ 128 or less one-way and S$ 213 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail Intl to Kota Kinabalu?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail Intl to Kota Kinabalu.
Find which airlines fly direct from Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail Intl Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail Intl to Kota Kinabalu

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Tuesday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Wednesday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Thursday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Friday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Saturday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Sunday

AirAsia

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Kota Kinabalu to Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail Intl

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AirAsia

AirAsia

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AirAsia

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AirAsia

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AirAsia

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Saturday

AirAsia

AirAsia

Sunday

AirAsia

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. 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 Johor Bahru 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.
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Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 312 reviews
7.5Boarding
6.6Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

10.0 ExcellentVip, Feb 2026
LGK - KUL
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

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.

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

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

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

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

Elderly individual shud be given priority to board the plane together with passengers with children and disabled. Otherwise things are OK.

Friendly staff but otherwise a typical no frills airline. The sets are extremely cramped

Flight was delayed from 8pm to near midnight. They made us board then sit in the cabin and wait for even longer for take-off. No compensation whatsoever - not even in a free drink or meal

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

Premium check in was worth it. Boarding process was a little chaotic. Seats were super cramped and I am less than 80kg and 180cm

It was good. The FACE check in at KLIA2 was not working.

Bad experience, delay like no tomorrow. Original schedule departure time at 9:30pm, delayed until 12:05am only depart.

Great flight. Achieve my objecttive of travelling with less hassle .

The crew is good, but the flight delayed and there is two passengers keep talking during the flight

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Johor Bahru (JHB)
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)