There are 5 ways to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda by plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe
best- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB)plane LDU - UKB
18h 2m¥50,820–136,206Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane LDU - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sandatrain
20h 16m¥31,847–82,908Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LDU - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sandatrain
19h 28mBus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kobe (UKB)plane BKI - UKB
20h 37m¥45,774–126,444Bus, taxi to Sandakan Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatanganbus
- Take the taxi from Kinabatangan to Sandakan Airport (SDK)taxi
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDK - UKB
18h 28m¥48,381–128,116
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to fly and train which costs ¥31000 - ¥85000 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to fly which takes 18h 2m and costs ¥50000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Lahad Datu and Sanda is 3794 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda, including transfers.
Sanda is 1h ahead of Lahad Datu. It is currently 11:19 PM in Lahad Datu and 12:19 AM in Sanda.
There are 324+ hotels available in Sanda.
What companies run services between Lahad Datu, Malaysia and Sanda, Japan?
MASwings, Jin Air, and Korean Air fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB) twice daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–160,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Bandar Seri Begawan, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–120,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–110,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Book at
- e5489.jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Book at
- e5489.jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,285
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6089 774 328
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatangan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,200
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–5,500
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