Distance from Malacca to Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

The distance between Malacca, Melaka and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is 1,591 kilometers (989 miles).

Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

From Malacca to Kota Kinabalu, the straight-line distance is 1,591 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Malacca at 6 meters above sea level and Kota Kinabalu at 5 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 5-6 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Malacca, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Coordinates: 2.196° N 102.2405° E

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Malacca International Airport (MKZ)
  • Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
  • Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM)
  • Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB)
  • Senai International Airport (JHB)
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuching

Coordinates: 5.9749° N 116.0724° E

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
  • Ranau Airport (RNU)
  • Labuan Airport (LBU)
  • Kudat Airport (KUD)
  • Lawas Airport (LWY)

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Malaysia that are at equal or similar distances as between Malacca and Kota Kinabalu.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Berlin, Germany Bilbao, Spain 1,591 km
Vancouver, Canada Las Vegas, United States 1,591 km
Detroit, United States Halifax, Canada 1,592 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Montería, Colombia 1,590 km
El Paso, United States Oakland, United States 1,590 km
Oklahoma City, United States Las Vegas, United States 1,592 km
Las Vegas, United States Wichita, United States 1,592 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Budapest, Hungary 1,590 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 1,590 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala 1,589 km
Lisbon, Portugal Islington, United Kingdom 1,589 km
Managua, Nicaragua Iztacalco, Mexico 1,593 km
Monterrey, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala 1,593 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Chennai, India 1,588 km
Managua, Nicaragua Tlalpan, Mexico 1,594 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Budapest, Hungary 1,594 km
Arequipa, Peru Piura, Peru 1,588 km
Warsaw, Poland Preston, United Kingdom 1,594 km
Stockholm, Sweden Cardiff, United Kingdom 1,594 km
Vienna, Austria Bilbao, Spain 1,594 km

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