There are 4 ways to get from Balabac to Sandakan by unknown, plane, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Walk from Balabac to Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKIunknown
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BKI - SDK
6h 4mTravel, ferry, Minibus, bus
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
16h 1mTravel to Sandakan Airport, fly, drive
- Walk from Balabac to Sandakan Airport (SDK)unknown
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SDK - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
10h 13mTravel, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Walk from Balabac to Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKIunknown
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BKI - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
15h 26m
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Balabac and Sandakan is 491 km.
The best way to get from Balabac to Sandakan without a car is to travel and ferry and Minibus and bus which takes 16h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Balabac to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 222+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Balabac, Mimaropa, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Balabac to Sandakan. However, you can travel to Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Balabac to Sandakan via Pulau Banggi, Kudat, Kudat, Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran, and Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam in around 16h 1m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–190
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–190
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–220
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–220
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–220
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 100–230
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
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