There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Sipadan by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ZRH - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
26h 15mRM 2,076–5,653Fly Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ZRH - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
29h 59mRM 1,934–4,960Fly Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ZRH - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
34h 21mRM 2,376–6,293Fly Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ZRH - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
27h 36mRM 2,368–6,713Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MXP - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
30h 52mRM 2,594–7,553
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sipadan is to fly and bus and ferry which costs RM 1900 - RM 5000 and takes 29h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sipadan is to fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 26h 15m and costs RM 2000 - RM 6000.
The distance between Zurich and Sipadan is 11241 km.
It takes approximately 26h 15m to get from Zurich to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Sipadan. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), take the taxi to Sandakan Central, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–16,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 310–950
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 29–40
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–220
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30–95
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 100–130
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–35
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–55
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