There are 2 ways to get from Semporna to Derawan Islands by bus, plane, or unknown
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SDK - TWU
- Walk from Tawau-Airport-TWU to Derawan Islandsunknown
12h 29mBus to Lahad Datu Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane LDU - TWU
- Walk from Tawau-Airport-TWU to Derawan Islandsunknown
11h 28m
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Semporna and Derawan Islands is 728 km.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from Semporna to Derawan Islands, including transfers.
There are 10+ hotels available in Derawan Islands.
What companies run services between Semporna, Malaysia and Derawan Islands, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Semporna to Derawan Islands. However, you can take the bus to Sandakan Central, take the taxi to Sandakan Airport (SDK) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), then travel to Derawan Islands. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Lahad Datu, walk to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), then travel to Derawan Islands.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 800,000–3,500,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Tawau Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–3,600,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–950,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 140,000–400,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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