There are 2 ways to get from Tawi-Tawi Island to Sandakan by unknown, plane, or bus
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Travel, fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Walk from Tawi-Tawi Island to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)unknown
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LDU - SDK
3h 56mTravel, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Walk from Tawi-Tawi Island to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)unknown
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LDU - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
12h 45m
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Tawi-Tawi Island and Sandakan is 275 km.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Tawi-Tawi Island to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Tawi-Tawi Island, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Tawi-Tawi Island to Sandakan. However, you can travel to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan. Alternatively, you can travel to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam, then take the bus to Sandakan.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–1,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,100
- 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 40–200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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