There are 3 ways to get from Hanoi to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HAN - SDK
11h 18mRM 625–1,731Bus to Cat Bi International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Hai Phong Niem Nghia Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HPH - SDK
13h 25mRM 625–1,892Fly Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HAN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
16h 37mRM 726–1,711
Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hanoi to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 700 - RM 1800 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Hanoi to Sandakan is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs RM 600 - RM 1800.
The distance between Hanoi and Sandakan is 2194 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Hanoi to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Hanoi. It is currently 7:08 AM in Hanoi and 8:08 AM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Hanoi, Vietnam and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Vietjet Air, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Cat Bi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
Flights from Cat Bi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Cat Bi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,500
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Cat Bi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
- Phone
- 0225 3920920
- [email protected]
- Website
- hoanglongasia.com
Bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Hai Phong Niem Nghia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 20–23
- Book at
- 12go
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- 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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