There are 4 ways to get from Auckland to Sandakan by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Auckland to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
20h 31mRM 1,546–5,559Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane WRE - SDK
29h 52mRM 1,668–6,151Fly Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
26h 40mRM 1,697–3,639Fly Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane AKL - LDU
- Take the taxi from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakantaxi
23h 35mRM 2,002–6,489
Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 1700 - RM 3700 and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly which takes 20h 31m and costs RM 1500 - RM 6000.
The distance between Auckland and Sandakan is 7610 km.
It takes approximately 20h 31m to get from Auckland to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 9:02 PM in Auckland and 4:02 PM in Sandakan.
There are 215+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Auckland to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,000
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–2,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35–120
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- RM 380–460
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Lahad Datu Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 13-547 9918
- Website
- web.facebook.com
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