There are 3 ways to get from Coron to Sandakan by plane, ferry, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)USU - SDK
8h 50mRM 470–1,860Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4
- Take the ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbour
3d 7hRM 561–1,575Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)USU - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
24h 27mRM 730–2,084
Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coron to Sandakan is to ferry and car ferry which costs RM 550 - RM 1600 and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Coron to Sandakan is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs RM 470 - RM 1900.
The distance between Coron and Sandakan is 762 km.
The best way to get from Coron to Sandakan without a car is to ferry and car ferry which takes 3 days 7h and costs RM 550 - RM 1600.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Coron to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 224+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Coron, Philippines and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and three other airlines fly from Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,200
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Manila, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Clark International, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Sandakan Airport via Manila, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,800
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,000
Flights from Francisco B. Reyes Airport to Sandakan Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- (+63 2) 85287000
- travel@2go.com.ph
- Website
- travel.2go.com.ph
Ferry from Coron to Manila North Harbor Pier 4
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 70–257
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- RM 70–220
- 4 Person Cabin
- RM 95–130
- Tourist Class
- RM 70–250
- State Room
- RM 280
- Mega Value Class
- RM 226
- Business Class
- RM 251
- Cabin for 4
- RM 257
Ferry from Manila to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 95–744
- Schedules at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Book at
- travel.2go.com.ph
- Super Value Class
- RM 80–140
- 4 Person Cabin
- RM 110–170
- Tourist Class
- RM 95–230
- State Room
- RM 396
- Mega Value Class
- RM 134
- Cabin
- RM 339
- Stateroom
- RM 728
- Suiteroom
- RM 744
- Business Class
- RM 319
- Phone
- (062) 992-6410
- alesonzam@yahoo.com
- Website
- alesonshippinglines.com
Car ferry from Zamboanga to Sandakan Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 381–526
- Schedules at
- alesonshippinglines.com
- Economy
- RM 381
- Aircon
- RM 430
- Cabin
- RM 478
- Suite
- RM 526
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