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How to get fromBoracay Island to Sandakanby plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Boracay Island to Sandakan by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or taxi

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  1. Fly Boracay Airport to Sandakan Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Boracay Airport (MPH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane MPH - SDK
    12h 38m
    RM 566–1,594

  2. Local Bangka Boat, bus, ferry, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Cagban Jetty Port to Caticlan Jetty Portferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Caticlan Bus Station to Ceres Northbound Terminal, Iloilobus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Iloilo City to Cagayan de Oroferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboangabus bus
    5. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    2d 3h
    RM 550–1,158

  3. Fly Boracay Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Boracay Airport (MPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane MPH - BKI
    2. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    17h 47m
    RM 579–1,771

  4. Local Bangka Boat, bus to Kalibo International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Cagban Jetty Port to Caticlan Jetty Portferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Caticlan Jetty to Kalibo International Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Kalibo International Airport (KLO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane KLO - SDK
    17h 28m
    RM 636–1,795

  5. Local Bangka Boat, bus, taxi to Roxas, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Cagban Jetty Port to Caticlan Jetty Portferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Caticlan Jetty to Kalibo International Airportbus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Kalibo International Airport to Roxas (RXS)taxi taxi
    4. Fly from Roxas (RXS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane RXS - SDK
    20h 20m
    RM 716–1,895

  6. Fly Boracay Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Boracay Airport (MPH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane MPH - LDU
    2. Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    21h 29m
    RM 618–1,778

  7. Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Caticlan Bus Station to Ceres Northbound Terminal, Iloilobus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Iloilo to Cebuferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Cebu Pier 3 to Port of Dapitanferry ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Zamboangacarferry car ferry
    5. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    2d 12h
    RM 610–1,314

Boracay Airport (MPH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration12h 1mAverage Duration
TicketRM 541Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 810.3 km
  • Duration: 12h 38m

What companies run services between Boracay Island, Western Visayas, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?

AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia, and Cebu Pacific fly from Boracay Airport (MPH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.

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