There are 5 ways to get from Sandakan to Osaka by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Sandakan Airport to Kobe
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDK - UKB
16h 11m¥38,844–112,311Fly Sandakan Airport to Okayama Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane SDK - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
18h 59m¥33,774–95,251Fly Sandakan Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SDK - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
18h 20mFly Sandakan Airport to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane SDK - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
18h 2m¥38,174–102,001Bus to Lahad Datu Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB)plane LDU - UKB
22h 51m¥36,186–102,476
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Osaka is to fly and train which costs ¥33000 - ¥100000 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Osaka is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs ¥38000 - ¥120000.
The distance between Sandakan and Osaka is 3703 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Sandakan to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 1h ahead of Sandakan. It is currently 3:17 AM in Sandakan and 4:17 AM in Osaka.
There are 9535+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Osaka, Japan?
AirAsia, Korean Air, and EVA Air fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB) twice daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–120,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–95,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Okayama Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–180,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,316
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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