There are 4 ways to get from Vietnam to Sandakan by plane 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 Da Nang International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Da Nang International Airport (DAD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DAD - SDK
7h 16mRM 688–1,947Fly Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SGN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
14h 53mRM 481–1,016Fly Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane SGN - SDK
8h 9mRM 500–1,536Fly Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HAN - SDK
11h 13mRM 625–1,731
Da Nang International Airport (DAD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vietnam to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 480 - RM 1100 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Vietnam to Sandakan is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs RM 650 - RM 2000.
The distance between Vietnam and Sandakan is 1575 km.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Vietnam to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Vietnam and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines fly from Da Nang International Airport (DAD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Da Nang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,500
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,500
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,500
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,500
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–800
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,500
- 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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