There are 4 ways to get from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) to Sandakan by plane, train, 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SZB - SDK
5h 33mRM 714–1,549Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
6h 40mRM 362–1,518Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
11h 12mRM 553–1,447Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane SZB - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
9h 9mRM 548–1,341
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) to Sandakan is to train and fly which costs RM 360 - RM 1600 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) to Sandakan is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs RM 700 - RM 1600.
The distance between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) and Sandakan is 1868 km.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), Malaysia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malindo Airways, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Penang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,400
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–1,400
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Penang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Sandakan Airport via Penang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,100
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,700
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–80
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–190
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–100
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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