There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to Sepilok by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane BNE - SDK
16h 34mRM 1,279–6,102Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane OOL - SDK
18h 2mRM 882–3,038Fly Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BNE - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sepilokcar
17h 45mRM 1,000–3,642Fly Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane BNE - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
25h 15mRM 1,374–3,506
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Sepilok is to fly and drive which costs RM 1000 - RM 3700 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Sepilok is to fly which takes 16h 34m and costs RM 1200 - RM 6500.
The distance between Brisbane and Sepilok is 5311 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Brisbane to Sepilok, including transfers.
Sepilok is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 11:27 AM in Brisbane and 9:27 AM in Sepilok.
There are 219+ hotels available in Sepilok.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Sepilok, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and six other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sandakan Airport via Darwin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Melbourne, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sandakan Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
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 Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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