There are 2 ways to get from Surabaya to Sandakan by plane or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SUB - SDK
7h 7mRM 555–1,667Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SUB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
14h 7mRM 606–1,647
Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surabaya to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 550 - RM 1700 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Surabaya to Sandakan is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs RM 550 - RM 1700.
The distance between Surabaya and Sandakan is 1620 km.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Surabaya to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Surabaya. It is currently 5:59 AM in Surabaya and 6:59 AM in Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Surabaya, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Indonesia AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Juanda International Airport (SUB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Juanda International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- 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 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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