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
10h 12mRM 499–1,424Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BKK - SDK
9h 5mRM 451–1,337Fly 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 450 - RM 1400 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bangkok to Sandakan is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs RM 450 - RM 1400.
The distance between Bangkok and Sandakan is 2136 km.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Bangkok to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 1:57 PM in Bangkok and 2:57 PM in Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia flies from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Friday and 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 550–1,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,400
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,300
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 460–1,400
- 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 470–1,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
- 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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