There are 3 ways to get from Brisbane to Sandakan by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BNE - SDK
15h 48mRM 1,377–4,601Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane OOL - SDK
20h 14mRM 1,626–4,411Fly Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BNE - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
22h 58mRM 2,128–2,781
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 2100 - RM 2800 and takes 22h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Sandakan is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs RM 1300 - RM 4600.
The distance between Brisbane and Sandakan is 5308 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Brisbane to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 4:19 PM in Brisbane and 2:19 PM in Sandakan.
There are 217+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,700
Train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Website
- Translink
- 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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