There are 3 ways to get from Canberra to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CBR - SDK
17h 55mRM 1,331–3,545Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CBR - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
23h 9mRM 1,282–3,325Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane CBR - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
29h 36mRM 1,341–3,349
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 1200 - RM 3400 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Sandakan is to fly which takes 17h 55m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3600.
The distance between Canberra and Sandakan is 5643 km.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from Canberra to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 9:00 PM in Canberra and 6:00 PM in Sandakan.
There are 217+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Virgin Australia, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–3,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 34
- Schedules at
- 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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