There are 3 ways to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PKN - SDK
8h 54mRM 740–2,349Drive 2,098.3 km
- Drive from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakancar 2,098.3 km
30h 3mRM 950–1,371Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane PKN - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
27h 36mRM 756–2,439
Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is to drive which costs RM 950 - RM 1400 and takes 30h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs RM 700 - RM 2400.
The distance between Pangkalan Bun and Sandakan is 1211 km. The road distance is 2098.3 km.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Pangkalan Bun. It is currently 2:18 PM in Pangkalan Bun and 3:18 PM in Sandakan.
Yes, the driving distance between Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is 2098 km. It takes approximately 30h 3m to drive from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
NAM Air, AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,700
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ahmad Yani, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,500
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,500
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–120
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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