There are 4 ways to get from Sandakan to Sorong by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or taxi
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Fly from Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sorong Airport (SOQ)plane SDK - SOQ
14h 22mRp 5,650,445–16,179,344Bus, ferry, car ferry, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Take the carferry from Tarakan to Tolitolicarferry
- Take the taxi from Tolitoli to Kendaritaxi
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Wanciferry
- Take the ferry from Wanci to Sorongferry
5d 11hRp 2,283,627–1,124,358,245Bus, ferry, car ferry, taxi via Baubau
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Take the carferry from Tarakan to Tolitolicarferry
- Take the taxi from Tolitoli to Kendaritaxi
- Take the ferry from Kendari to Bau-Bauferry
- Take the ferry from Baubau to Sorongferry
4d 9hRp 2,313,627–1,124,388,245Bus to Lahad Datu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datubus
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sorong Airport (SOQ)plane LDU - SOQ
19h 12mRp 5,223,206–15,556,794
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sorong Airport (SOQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Sorong is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi which costs Rp2200000 - Rp1200000000 and takes 5 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Sorong is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs Rp5500000 - Rp17000000.
The distance between Sandakan and Sorong is 1669 km.
The best way to get from Sandakan to Sorong without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and taxi via Baubau which takes 4 days 9h and costs Rp2300000 - Rp1200000000.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Sandakan to Sorong, including transfers.
Sorong is 1h ahead of Sandakan. It is currently 12:55 PM in Sandakan and 1:55 PM in Sorong.
There are 24+ hotels available in Sorong.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Sorong, Indonesia?
Malaysia Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, and three other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sorong Airport (SOQ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sorong Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–24,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sorong Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–15,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sorong Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Soekarno–Hatta, Ambon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,000,000–18,000,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sorong Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–15,000,000
- 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 200,000–950,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–550,000
- Schedules at
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–700,000
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