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How to get fromCebu City to Sandakanby plane, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Cebu City to Sandakan by plane, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or bus

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  1. Fly to Sandakan Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane CEB - SDK
    8h 11m
    RM 944–1,354

  2. Ferry, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Cebu to Dumagueteferry ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Dumaguete Port to Zamboangacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    40h 38m
    RM 468–1,164

  3. Ferry, car ferry via Dipolog

    1. Take the ferry from Cebu Pier 3 to Port of Dapitanferry ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Zamboangacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    39h 8m
    RM 500–864

  4. Ferry, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the ferry from Cebu Pier 1 to Getafeferry ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Talibon to Davao Overland Terminalbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Davao City to Agora, Cagayan de Orobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboangabus bus
    5. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    2d 7h
    RM 568–895

  5. Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane CEB - BKI
    2. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    14h 31m
    RM 745–2,499

  6. Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane CEB - LDU
    2. Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    17h 7m
    RM 540–1,544

Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration10h 45mAverage Duration
TicketRM 452Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 842.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 11m

What companies run services between Cebu City, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?

AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.

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