There are 3 ways to get from Adelaide to Sipadan by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ADL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
20h 40mRM 1,075–3,213Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, Minibus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane ADL - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
25h 37mRM 916–262,317Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ADL - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
24h 29mRM 1,008–3,590
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Sipadan is to fly and ferry and Minibus which costs RM 900 - RM 270000 and takes 25h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sipadan is to fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 20h 40m and costs RM 1000 - RM 3300.
The distance between Adelaide and Sipadan is 4997 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to get from Adelaide to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Adelaide to Sipadan. However, you can take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 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 bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 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 Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Perth, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tawau Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,500
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 28
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–190
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–65
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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