Cheap flights from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau from $29

The month of January is another great option to travel to Tawau, with average flight prices from Kota Kinabalu averaging around $34.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Tawau is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $38. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $126. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Tawau.

Our data shows that the cheapest Kota Kinabalu to Tawau flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Tawau in the afternoon for as low as $47. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $75.

Fly from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau for the best Kota Kinabalu - Tawau flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Tawau from Kota Kinabalu when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Tawau for around $52 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Tawau from Kota Kinabalu for as low as $38 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Kota Kinabalu to Tawau flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Kota Kinabalu and Tawau have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 80 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Batik Air have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Kota Kinabalu and Tawau is 9 per day as of June 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 48% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of June 2026, 67 flights take off from Kota Kinabalu and land in Tawau each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.