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 24m$196–624Ferry, 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
21h 40m$144–305Ferry, 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 28m$237–727Ferry, 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
13h 54m$255–723Ferry, 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$167–466
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sipadan to Vietnam is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $140 - $310 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sipadan to Vietnam is to ferry and Minibus and fly which takes 13h 24m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Sipadan and Vietnam is 1591 km.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Sipadan to Vietnam, including transfers.
There are 4742+ 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Tawau Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Tawau Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
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
- $15
- 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
- $29
- 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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