There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Manado by bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane TRK - MDC
16h 41mRp 3,308,670–7,097,057Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane SDK - MDC
12h 30mRp 4,012,151–12,262,542Bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane BKI - MDC
20h 4mRp 5,250,903–8,599,212
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to bus and ferry and fly which costs Rp3300000 - Rp7500000 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to fly which takes 12h 30m and costs Rp4000000 - Rp13000000.
The distance between Sandakan and Manado is 1317 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Sandakan to Manado, including transfers.
There are 175+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and MASwings fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) twice a week.
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–12,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Lahad Datu, Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–12,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–11,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–5,500,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–14,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–14,000,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,000–270,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 190,000–280,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 643,744
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,198,695
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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