There are 4 ways to get from Sandakan to Phnom Penh by plane 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 Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)plane SDK - SGN
- Take the bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penhbus
14h 34m$176–262Bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Phnom Penh
cheapest- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phnom Penh (KTI)plane BKI - KTI
17h 25m$130–466Fly Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phnom Penh (KTI)plane SDK - KTI
8h 36m$137–428Fly Sandakan Airport to Sihanoukville, Van
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sihanoukville (KOS)plane SDK - KOS
- Take the bus from Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Expressbus
10h 19m$346–858
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Phnom Penh is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $270 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Phnom Penh is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $130 - $430.
The distance between Sandakan and Phnom Penh is 1633 km.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Sandakan to Phnom Penh, including transfers.
Phnom Penh is 1h behind Sandakan. It is currently 8:50 AM in Sandakan and 7:50 AM in Phnom Penh.
There are 523+ hotels available in Phnom Penh.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Phnom Penh, Cambodia?
AirAsia, Katmai Air, and five other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phnom Penh (KTI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- katmaiair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phnom Penh via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Tawau, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phnom Penh via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- cambodia-airways.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phnom Penh via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phnom Penh via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phnom Penh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- skyangkorair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sihanoukville via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sihanoukville via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phnom Penh via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Phone
- +855 97 924 8888
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +84 28 3837 0969
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +84 28 38389593
- [email protected]
- Website
- thesinhtourist.vn
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- thesinhtourist.vn
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- [email protected]
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Schedules at
- vireakbuntham.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 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
- $10–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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