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How to get fromPhillipines to Sandakanby taxi, plane, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Phillipines to Sandakan by taxi, plane, or bus

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  1. Taxi, fly to Sandakan Airport

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    1. Take the taxi from Phillipines to Piarco-Airport-POStaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Piarco International Airport (POS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane POS - SDK
    36h 16m
    RM 2,834–8,515

  2. Taxi, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Phillipines to Piarco-Airport-POStaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Piarco International Airport (POS) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane plane POS - LDU
    3. Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    41h 13m
    RM 3,044–9,019

  3. Taxi, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Phillipines to Piarco-Airport-POStaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Piarco International Airport (POS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane POS - BKI
    3. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    38h 36m
    RM 2,985–9,095

  4. Taxi, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Phillipines to Piarco-Airport-POStaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Piarco International Airport (POS) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane plane POS - TWU
    3. Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    47h 3m
    RM 4,506–14,581

Piarco International Airport (POS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration41h 14mAverage Duration
TicketRM 2,426Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,244.2 km
  • Duration: 36h 16m

What companies run services between Phillipines, Trinidad and Tobago and Sandakan, Malaysia?

There is no direct connection from Phillipines to Sandakan. However, you can take the taxi to Piarco-Airport-POS airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Piarco-Airport-POS airport, fly to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), walk to Lahad Datu, then take the bus to Sandakan Central.

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