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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 Awang Airport to Sandakan Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane CBO - SDK
    9h 42m
    RM 837–2,045

  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 carferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    36h 8m
    RM 256–481

  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 carferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    27h 37m
    RM 364–585

  4. Fly Awang Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Awang Airport (CBO) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane CBO - LDU
    2. Take the taxi from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakantaxi taxi
    23h 12m
    RM 1,243–2,675

  5. Taxi to Ozamiz City Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Cotabato to Ozamiz City Airport (OZC)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Ozamiz City Airport (OZC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane OZC - SDK
    16h 23m
    RM 1,020–2,361

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

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration10h 20mAverage Duration
TicketRM 798Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 717.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 42m

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) twice daily.

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