There are 2 ways to get from Jakarta to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CGK - SDK
7h 32mRM 726–1,187Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CGK - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
14h 1mRM 547–1,522
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jakarta to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 500 - RM 1600 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Jakarta to Sandakan is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs RM 700 - RM 1200.
The distance between Jakarta and Sandakan is 1883 km.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Jakarta to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Jakarta. It is currently 8:44 AM in Jakarta and 9:44 AM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Jakarta, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Indonesia AirAsia fly from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,400
Flights from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,300
Flights from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,100
- 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 40–220
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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