There are 3 ways to get from Bitung to Sandakan by taxi, 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.
Taxi, fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, bus
best- Take the taxi from Bitung to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)taxi
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane MDC - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakanbus
17h 2mRM 864–261,228Taxi, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the taxi from Bitung to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)taxi
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MDC - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
13h 57mRM 721–1,962Taxi, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the taxi from Bitung to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)taxi
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MDC - SDK
11h 32mRM 940–2,907
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitung to Sandakan is to taxi and fly and drive which costs RM 700 - RM 2000 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bitung to Sandakan is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 32m and costs RM 900 - RM 3000.
The distance between Bitung and Sandakan is 1357 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Bitung to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Bitung, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Bitung to Sandakan. However, you can take the taxi to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) airport, fly to Juwata International Airport (TRK), take the taxi to Tarakan, take the ferry to Tawau Ferry Terminal, walk to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah, then take the bus to Sandakan. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,900
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,800
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–5,500
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,200
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–190
- Book at
- easybook.com
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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