There are 5 ways to get from Penang 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 Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PEN - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
8h 55mRM 534–1,271Fly Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane PEN - LDU
6h 45mRM 360–1,500Fly Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PEN - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
11h 11mRM 596–1,353Fly Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datubus
12h 39mRM 410–1,199Train to Alor Setar, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tasek Gelugor to Anak Bukittrain
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AOR - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
11h 23mRM 585–1,875
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Lahad Datu is to fly and bus which costs RM 410 - RM 1200 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Lahad Datu is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs RM 360 - RM 1500.
The distance between Penang and Lahad Datu is 2152 km.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Penang to Lahad Datu, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Penang International Airport Airport to Lahad Datu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 12h 45m and has one stopover.
Malindo Airways, MASwings and AirAsia offer flights from Penang International Airport Airport to Lahad Datu Airport Airport.
There are 58+ hotels available in Lahad Datu.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Lahad Datu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, MASwings, and Malindo Airways fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuching, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuching, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–4,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–4,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuching, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–800
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–25
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–100
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–100
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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 28–50
- 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 27–35
- 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 80–100
- 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 50–120
- 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 50–120
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
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