There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Surabaya by plane, bus, or ferry
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 Juanda International Airport (SUB)plane SDK - SUB
9h 23mRp 2,520,234–7,700,868Bus, ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB)plane TRK - SUB
16h 29mRp 2,415,534–1,204,439,967Bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Juanda International Airport (SUB)plane BKI - SUB
17h 47mRp 2,547,991–7,542,255
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Juanda International Airport (SUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Surabaya is to bus and ferry and fly which costs Rp2400000 - Rp1200000000 and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Surabaya is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs Rp2500000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Sandakan and Surabaya is 1624 km.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Sandakan to Surabaya, including transfers.
Surabaya is 1h behind Sandakan. It is currently 5:26 PM in Sandakan and 4:26 PM in Surabaya.
There are 963+ hotels available in Surabaya.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Surabaya, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Juanda International Airport (SUB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Juanda International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Juanda International Airport via Tawau, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–12,000,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Juanda International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–11,000,000
- 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
- Rp 180,000–290,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,000–270,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000,000–1,200,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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