There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Philippines by plane, car ferry, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane SDK - MNL
6h 21m₱9,441–22,527Car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the carferry from Sandakan Harbour to Zamboangacarferry
- Take the ferry from Zamboanga to Manilaferry
2d 1h₱4,271–13,065Bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane BKI - MNL
12h 50m₱6,269–17,744
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Philippines is to car ferry and ferry which costs ₱4,200 - ₱14,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Philippines is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs ₱9,000 - ₱23,000.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sandakan to Philippines. However, there are services departing from Sandakan Harbour and arriving at Manila via Zamboanga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Sandakan and Philippines is 1041 km.
The best way to get from Sandakan to Philippines without a car is to car ferry and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs ₱4,200 - ₱14,000.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Sandakan to Philippines, including transfers.
There are 11243+ hotels available in Philippines.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Philippines?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–50,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱6,500–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱4,700–11,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–27,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱8,500–16,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–34,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–41,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (062) 992-6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- alesonshippinglines.com
Car ferry from Sandakan Harbour to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱2,500–5,000
- Schedules at
- alesonshippinglines.com
- Adult
- ₱5,000
- Student
- ₱4,000
- Senior
- ₱4,000
- Minor
- ₱2,500
- Phone
- (+632) 8528-7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Zamboanga to Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–7,253
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- ₱1,100–2,000
- 4 Person Cabin
- ₱1,600–2,400
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,300–2,000
- State Room
- ₱5,719
- Mega Value Class
- ₱1,814
- Cabin for 4
- ₱3,219
- Stateroom for 2
- ₱6,864
- Suiteroom for 2
- ₱7,253
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