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How to get fromIloilo City to Sandakanby plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Iloilo City to Sandakan by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or taxi

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  1. Fly Iloilo International Airport to Sandakan Airport

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    1. Fly from Iloilo International Airport (ILO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane ILO - SDK
    11h 23m
    RM 597–1,757

  2. Ferry, bus, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Iloilo City to Cagayan de Oroferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboangabus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    43h 15m
    RM 494–1,088

  3. Fly Iloilo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Iloilo International Airport (ILO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane ILO - BKI
    2. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    13h 38m
    RM 598–1,902

  4. Taxi to Roxas, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Iloilo City to Roxas (RXS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Roxas (RXS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane RXS - SDK
    16h 36m
    RM 691–1,868

  5. Taxi to Kalibo International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Iloilo City to Kalibo International Airport (KLO)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Kalibo International Airport (KLO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane KLO - SDK
    15h 45m
    RM 784–2,019

  6. Fly Iloilo International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Iloilo International Airport (ILO) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane ILO - LDU
    2. Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    16h 19m
    RM 663–1,847

  7. Ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the ferry from Iloilo to Cebuferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Cebu Pier 3 to Port of Dapitanferry ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Dipolog to Zamboangacarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbourcarferry car ferry
    2d 4h
    RM 570–1,268

Iloilo International Airport (ILO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration15h 5mAverage Duration
TicketRM 572Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 767.3 km
  • Duration: 11h 23m

What companies run services between Iloilo City, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?

AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Iloilo International Airport (ILO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.

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