There are 6 ways to get from Klia to Lahad Datu by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
9h 29mRM 356–1,162Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane KUL - LDU
7h 4mRM 254–906Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KUL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
11h 40mRM 305–1,171Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Lahad Datu Airport
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SZB - LDU
7h 16mRM 394–1,274Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SZB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
13h 52mRM 665–1,939Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KUL - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datubus
14h 39mRM 395–1,037
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Klia to Lahad Datu is to fly and bus which costs RM 350 - RM 1200 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Klia to Lahad Datu is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs RM 250 - RM 950.
The distance between Klia and Lahad Datu is 2040 km.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Klia to Lahad Datu, including transfers.
There are 58+ hotels available in Lahad Datu.
What companies run services between Klia, Malaysia and Lahad Datu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, MASwings, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–750
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,300
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–650
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,300
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–950
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–950
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–70
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–70
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 34
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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 10-785 5532
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 86
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6088 433 779
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–110
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
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