There are 5 ways to get from Pontianak to Sandakan by plane, bus, 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 Supadio to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Supadio (PNK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PNK - SDK
6h 44mRM 484–1,530Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawanbus
- Drive from Bandar Seri Begawan to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
30h 48mRM 430–512Drive 1,676.5 km
- Drive from Pontianak to Sandakancar 1,676.5 km
24h 11mRM 759–1,096Bus to Kuching International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Kuchingbus
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KCH - SDK
12h 8mRM 494–942Fly Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Supadio (PNK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PNK - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
14h 4mRM 545–1,610
Supadio (PNK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pontianak to Sandakan is to bus and drive which costs RM 430 - RM 550 and takes 30h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Pontianak to Sandakan is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs RM 480 - RM 1600.
The distance between Pontianak and Sandakan is 1203 km. The road distance is 1676.5 km.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Pontianak to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Pontianak. It is currently 11:05 PM in Pontianak and 12:05 AM in Sandakan.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontianak to Sandakan is 1676 km. It takes approximately 24h 11m to drive from Pontianak to Sandakan.
There are 217+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Pontianak, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia flies from Supadio (PNK) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Supadio to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–850
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–850
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Miri, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–850
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 410–850
Flights from Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
Flights from Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
Flights from Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–1,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Supadio to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 320
- Schedules at
- DAMRI Angkutan Antar Lintas Batas Negara (ALBN)
- 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
- 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
- +6 082 531 133
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 59–63
- Schedules at
- expressbusmalaysia.com
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