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$1,154 Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu

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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu (SFO-BKI)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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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1:25 am - 8:40 pmSFO-BKI
28h 15m2 stops
7:30 pm - 4:00 pmBKI-SFO
59h 30m2 stops
$1,154
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Sep 8
1:00 pm - 10:40 amSFO-BKI
54h 40m2 stops
9:30 pm - 6:30 amBKI-SFO
48h 00m2 stops
$1,178
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Sat, Aug 24 - Sun, Sep 8
1:00 am - 8:40 pmSFO-BKI
28h 40m2 stops
9:30 pm - 7:00 amBKI-SFO
48h 30m2 stops
$1,257
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Thu, Aug 1 - Wed, Aug 21
1:00 pm - 8:40 pmSFO-BKI
40h 40m2 stops
9:30 pm - 7:00 amBKI-SFO
48h 30m2 stops
$1,329
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Fri, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 21
11:50 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-BKI
30h 10m2 stops
11:30 am - 8:50 pmBKI-SFO
48h 20m2 stops
$1,442Philippine Airlines
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Thu, Aug 1 - Fri, Aug 23
1:00 am - 8:40 pmSFO-BKI
28h 40m2 stops
9:30 pm - 7:00 amBKI-SFO
48h 30m2 stops
$1,534
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Wed, Jul 31 - Fri, Aug 23
1:00 am - 6:40 pmSFO-BKI
26h 40m2 stops
10:55 pm - 10:40 amBKI-SFO
26h 45m1 stop
$1,742
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Sep 8
11:30 am - 6:55 pmSFO-BKI
64h 25m1 stop
9:35 pm - 8:15 pmBKI-SFO
37h 40m1 stop
$2,110Singapore Airlines
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Thu, Aug 1 - Fri, Aug 23
12:00 pm - 12:30 amSFO-BKI
21h 30m1 stop
1:30 am - 4:39 pmBKI-SFO
30h 09m2 stops
$2,446China Eastern
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Thu, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 22
12:00 pm - 12:30 amSFO-BKI
21h 30m1 stop
1:30 am - 7:04 pmBKI-SFO
32h 34m2 stops
$2,481China Eastern
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Sat, Aug 24 - Sat, Sep 7

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February

High season

July

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$1,154
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 44% drop in price.
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Flight from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu

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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu was $1,154 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Kota Kinabalu?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Kota Kinabalu from San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu?

    Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Kota Kinabalu, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kota Kinabalu from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and BKI can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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Top 3 airlines serving from San Francisco to Kota Kinabalu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco 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.
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8.3
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1456 reviews
8.7Crew
8.2Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.8Food
7.8Entertainment
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Overall mediocre-good, with the service on the flight operated by American Airlines being subpar and not the kind and standard you’d get from a Japan Airlines crew. The majority of the stewards on AA were not as gentle and friendly as those from Japan Airlines. Japan Airlines were more attentive to detail and your flight experience. AA was more interested in completing their tasks.

6.0 Goodsupaky, May 2024LAX - HND
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Overall mediocre-good, with the service on the flight operated by American Airlines being subpar and not the kind and standard you’d get from a Japan Airlines crew. The majority of the stewards on AA were not as gentle and friendly as those from Japan Airlines. Japan Airlines were more attentive to detail and your flight experience. AA was more interested in completing their tasks.

Very pleasant, look forward to flying with JAL again if the price is right.

All of the JAL flights in this itinerary were great. However the last leg of my flight from LAX to SFO was through Japan Air’s partner, AA which wqsn’t up to par. We were informed only minutes before boarding time of a delay despite the airlines knowing about the delay far earlier (the aircraft we would be taking arriving arrived and disembarked close to our boarding time, for all to see but AA still kept the original boarding time posted until last minute). Furthermore, once we boarded the taxi/wait time was also extended, with the pilot blaming “construction at SFO” for the delay, rather than taking accountability for the the plane’s late arrival coming into LAX. We took off approximately an hour later than scheduled. It’s for these reasons I adamantly avoid American Airlines when possible. Again, JAL was stellar.

The food was not that good. I liked the miso, green tea, and ice cream. I wasn’t able to put my carry on bag under the seat in front of me. The flight was smooth. Please expand your choices of movies especially the new ones. I can’t choose any of those films. They’re old.

I like the braised beef., miso soup,, and green tea. Very little choices of hollywood movies. The PA announcement in English was not very clear and very soft. I could hardly hear.

More updated movies & Chinese movies. The food sometimes overcooked. Prefer to have more neat snacks in between than just choose from the menu. Please change the menu every now and then. This is my second time flying within one year and the menu didn’t change at all!

Food is lagging. Very poor choice. Like vending machine fast food.

Please change the menu more often. The beef is not tender, more choice in ice cream flavor. Dessert is not good too.

Again I paid for an upgrade on my credit card didn’t get it need a refund. . American I not good at gettin in contact for refunds.

I didn’t like the check in process I had to check in at the counter took too much time . Didn’t give the upgrade my seat .

Leg room and flight sound insulation is very bad. They broke 3 of my bags with bad handling

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

I had a great experience with Singapore airlines as always. The partner airline, Scoot was fine except my bag was misplaced during the shuffle. Ultimately, my baggage arrived intact. Attempting to inquire about my baggage was impossible.

plus: service and personal assistance minus: online check-in did not work

The Premium economy class is not the same as some other airlines because there are no economy seats on these planes. Basically you’re getting an economy seat that’s a little wider. The seats are not that much more comfortable. The service and food experience is similar to economy class on other Asian airlines. There aren’t enough toilets for the entire plane therefore we are forced to share the business class toilets that are closed off with curtains.

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

I commend the flight attendants on our SFO-SIN flight who went above and beyond to provide us with extra snacks and food. This type of service makes the flight experience personal and awesome.

It was a great flight Food was great Crew was spectacular

In general good, but the machine seems to be long in operation and some functions were restricted as e. g. Adjusting of seats.

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

I was in business class, without the business class amenities. Large seat with lots of legroom, but no TV or bed. Food was okay, but I did enjoy the Turkish red wine.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

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San Francisco - Kota Kinabalu Flights

Departure:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Destination:

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Malaysia

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