There are 4 ways to get from Sorong to Sandakan by plane, ferry, taxi, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SOQ - SDK
11h 17mRM 1,234–3,341Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Sorong to Wanciferry
- Take the ferry from Wanci to Kendariferry
- Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
- Take the carferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Express Tawau to Stesen Bas Sandakanbus
5d 11hRM 532–265,545Ferry, taxi, car ferry, bus via Baubau
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Baubauferry
- Take the ferry from Bau-Bau to Kendariferry
- Take the taxi from Kendari to Tolitolitaxi
- Take the carferry from Tolitoli to Tarakancarferry
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Express Tawau to Stesen Bas Sandakanbus
4d 9hRM 537–265,547Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SOQ - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
29h 29mRM 1,050–3,031
Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sorong to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 1000 - RM 3100 and takes 29h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sorong to Sandakan is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs RM 1200 - RM 3400.
The distance between Sorong and Sandakan is 1669 km.
The best way to get from Sorong to Sandakan without a car is to ferry and taxi and car ferry and bus via Baubau which takes 4 days 9h and costs RM 500 - RM 270000.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Sorong to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h behind Sorong. It is currently 3:19 PM in Sorong and 2:19 PM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Sorong, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
PT. Sriwijaya Air, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sorong Airport (SOQ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,900
Flights from Sorong Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Stesen Bas Express Tawau to Stesen Bas Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–210
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–120
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Stesen Bas Express Tawau to Stesen Bas Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–210
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Sorong to Baubau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 100–130
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 100–130
Ferry from Bau-Bau to Kendari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–55
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 40–55
Ferry from Sorong to Wanci
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 90–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 90–110
Ferry from Wanci to Kendari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–65
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 50–65
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