There are 3 ways to get from Bangkok to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DMK - SDK
9h 2mRM 519–1,460Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BKK - SDK
9h 5mRM 471–1,337Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BKK - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
15h 50mRM 582–1,217
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 470 - RM 1400 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bangkok to Sandakan is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs RM 500 - RM 1500.
The distance between Bangkok and Sandakan is 2136 km.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Bangkok to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 11:10 PM in Bangkok and 12:10 AM in Sandakan.
There are 215+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,300
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,400
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,100
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
- 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
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