There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Sipadan by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ICN - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
14h 50mRM 818–2,406Train, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ICN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
23h 1mRM 558–3,346Train, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ICN - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
19h 49mRM 781–2,173Train, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ICN - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
16h 46mRM 710–2,151
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Sipadan is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs RM 750 - RM 2200 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 14h 50m and costs RM 800 - RM 2500.
The distance between Seoul and Sipadan is 3971 km.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Seoul to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Sipadan. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), take the taxi to Sandakan Central, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–3,100
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–180
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 100–130
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–35
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
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