There are 5 ways to get from Sipadan to Vietnam by ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Tan Son Nhat International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)plane TWU - SGN
13h 19m$156–474Ferry, bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Tan Son Nhat International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)plane BKI - SGN
23h 15m$150–306Ferry, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Da Nang International Airport
- Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Da Nang International Airport (DAD)plane TWU - DAD
13h 3m$205–623Ferry, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport
- Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane TWU - HAN
15h 59m$165–493Ferry, bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Take the ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jettyferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)plane SDK - SGN
17h 50m$190–306
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sipadan to Vietnam is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $150 - $310 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sipadan to Vietnam is to ferry and Minibus and fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Sipadan and Vietnam is 1591 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Sipadan to Vietnam, including transfers.
There are 5185+ hotels available in Vietnam.
What companies run services between Sipadan, Malaysia and Vietnam?
There is no direct connection from Sipadan to Vietnam. 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 Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), walk to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, then take the line 49 bus to Cosmopolitan Hotel. Alternatively, 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 Da Nang International Airport (DAD), then take the taxi to Đà Nẵng.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
Ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
Ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
Ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
Ferry from Pulau Sipadan to Semporna Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
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