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How to get fromSipadan to Palauby ferry, bus, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from Sipadan to Palau by ferry, bus, or plane

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  1. Ferry, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Koror (ROR)plane plane TWU - ROR
    15h 39m
    $455–1,763

  2. Ferry, bus to Lahad Datu Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datubus bus
    3. Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Koror (ROR)plane plane LDU - ROR
    17h 4m
    $314–1,262

  3. Ferry, bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus bus
    3. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koror (ROR)plane plane BKI - ROR
    23h 20m
    $363–1,394

  4. Ferry, Minibus, bus to Sandakan Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Stesen Bas Express Tawau to Stesen Bas Sandakanbus bus
    4. Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koror (ROR)plane plane SDK - ROR
    23h 34m
    $368–1,382

Tawau Airport (TWU) to Koror (ROR) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration13h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$401Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,983.7 km
  • Duration: 15h 39m

What companies run services between Sipadan, Malaysia and Palau?

There is no direct connection from Sipadan to Palau. However, you can take the ferry to Semporna Jetty, walk to Semporna, take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Koror (ROR), walk to Koror Airport, then take the shuttle to Airai. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Semporna Jetty, walk to Semporna, take the bus to Lahad Datu, walk to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) airport, fly to Koror (ROR), walk to Koror Airport, then take the shuttle to Airai.

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