There are 3 ways to get from Auckland to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly Auckland to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
20h 6mRM 1,446–5,558Fly 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
25h 50mRM 2,097–3,363Bus 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 26mRM 1,770–6,155
Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 2100 - RM 3400 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly which takes 20h 6m and costs RM 1400 - RM 6000.
The distance between Auckland and Sandakan is 7610 km.
It takes approximately 20h 6m to get from Auckland to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 4h behind Auckland. It is currently 6:24 PM in Auckland and 2:24 PM in Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines flies from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- 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 40–190
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- 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
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