There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Semporna by train, plane, 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane FRA - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
27h 55mRM 1,666–5,151Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane FRA - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
31h 49mRM 1,510–4,499Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LEJ - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
31h 18mRM 3,484–8,898Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane NUE - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
27h 11mRM 2,930–9,948Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane HAJ - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
26h 44mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane FRA - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
29h 36mRM 1,957–6,846
Frankfurt (FRA) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Semporna is to train and fly and bus which costs RM 1500 - RM 4500 and takes 31h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Semporna is to train and fly and Minibus which takes 27h 11m and costs RM 2900 - RM 10000.
The distance between Europe and Semporna is 11277 km.
It takes approximately 27h 55m to get from Europe to Semporna, including transfers.
Semporna is 7h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:59 AM in Europe and 6:59 PM in Semporna.
There are 146+ hotels available in Semporna.
What companies run services between Europe and Semporna, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Semporna. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Leipzig Hbf, take the train to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, walk to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–10,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–12,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–8,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–6,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–12,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Frankfurt to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 140–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 75–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 55–80
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 85–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–180
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
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