There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Manado by bus, ferry, or plane
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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 3,403,635–1,106,538,256Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane SDK - MDC
12h 20mRp 3,809,445–11,259,344Bus 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
18h 49mRp 4,836,297–8,769,623
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to bus and ferry and fly which costs Rp3400000 - Rp1200000000 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs Rp3800000 - Rp12000000.
The distance between Sandakan and Manado is 1317 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Sandakan to Manado, including transfers.
There are 169+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) once daily.
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–5,500,000
- 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 200,000–950,000
- 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 180,000–950,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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