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How to get fromCotabato to Sandakanby plane, taxi, bus, or car ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Cotabato to Sandakan by plane, taxi, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Sandakan Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane CBO - SDK
    10h 17m
    RM 837–2,246

  2. Bus, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Mindanao Star Bus Terminal, Cotabato to Bulua, Cagayan de Orobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rural Transit Bulua to Pagadian Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pagadian City to Zamboangabus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    36h 8m
    RM 469–703

  3. Taxi, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the taxi from Cotabato to Kapatagantaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Kapatagan to Zamboangabus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    27h 37m
    RM 586–814

  4. Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane CBO - LDU
    2. Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    25h 24m
    RM 903–2,436

  5. Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane CBO - BKI
    2. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    16h 37m
    RM 838–2,391

Awang Airport (CBO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration14h 55mAverage Duration
TicketRM 813Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 717.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 17m

What companies run services between Cotabato, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?

Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and AirAsia fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 6 times a week.

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