There are 3 ways to get from Auckland to Sandakan by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Auckland to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AKL - SDK
18h 49mRM 1,246–4,358Fly Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AKL - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
21h 58mRM 1,477–2,608Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane WRE - SDK
29h 48mRM 1,344–5,071
Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly and drive which costs RM 1400 - RM 2700 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Sandakan is to fly which takes 18h 49m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4400.
The distance between Auckland and Sandakan is 7609 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Auckland to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 5h behind Auckland. It is currently 4:36 PM in Auckland and 11:36 AM in Sandakan.
There are 221+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–8,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Sandakan Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 11–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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