There are 6 ways to get from New York to Sandakan by plane, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane JFK - SDK
29h 1mRM 1,582–4,203Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane JFK - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
33h 5mRM 1,533–4,683Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane EWR - SDK
30h 14mRM 3,214–8,150Fly Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LGA - SDK
34h 15mRM 2,248–7,572Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane JFK - LDU
- Take the taxi from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakantaxi
30h 20mRM 2,338–7,033Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane JFK - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
41h 36mRM 2,787–7,293
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4200 and takes 29h 1m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Sandakan is to fly which takes 29h 1m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4200.
The distance between New York and Sandakan is 14740 km.
It takes approximately 29h 1m to get from New York to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 13h ahead of New York. It is currently 9:59 PM in New York and 10:59 AM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Asiana Airlines, AirAsia, and eight other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Boston, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Montreal, Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sandakan Airport via Toronto, Manila, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–17,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,500
- 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
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
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- RM 380–460
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Lahad Datu Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 13-547 9918
- Website
- web.facebook.com
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