There are 2 ways to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SGN - SDK
5h 58mRM 705–947Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SGN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
12h 47mRM 533–1,257
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 500 - RM 1300 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Sandakan is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs RM 700 - RM 950.
The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Sandakan is 1381 km.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Ho Chi Minh City. It is currently 9:02 AM in Ho Chi Minh City and 10:02 AM in Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and Vietjet Air fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,400
- 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 40–200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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