There are 3 ways to get from Malang to Sandakan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MLG - SDK
9h 20mRM 1,044–3,054Train to Juanda International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Malang to Bangiltrain
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SUB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
19h 59mRM 587–1,917Train to Juanda International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Malang to Bangiltrain
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SUB - SDK
12h 39mRM 736–1,537
Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malang to Sandakan is to train and fly which costs RM 700 - RM 1600 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Malang to Sandakan is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs RM 1000 - RM 3100.
The distance between Malang and Sandakan is 1675 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Malang to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Malang. It is currently 9:14 AM in Malang and 10:14 AM in Sandakan.
There are 215+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Malang, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Batik Air, Malindo Airways, and three other airlines fly from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
Flights from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,400
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
- Phone
- 021-121
- [email protected]
- Website
- kai.id
Train from Malang to Bangil
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 6–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 6–75
- Business
- RM 65–130
- Executive
- RM 12–150
Train from Malang to Bangil
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 6–75
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- RM 6–75
- Business
- RM 65–130
- Executive
- RM 12–150
- 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 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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