There are 5 ways to get from Daegu to Sandakan by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Daegu International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane TAE - SDK
12h 21mRM 657–2,369Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PUS - SDK
14h 51mRM 547–1,974Fly Daegu International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane TAE - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
13h 56mRM 788–2,424Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ICN - SDK
12h 17mRM 625–2,040Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PUS - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
12h 50mRM 688–2,429
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Sandakan is to bus and fly which costs RM 500 - RM 2000 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Sandakan is to train and bus and fly which takes 12h 17m and costs RM 600 - RM 2100.
The distance between Daegu and Sandakan is 3527 km.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Daegu to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h behind Daegu. It is currently 1:44 AM in Daegu and 12:44 AM in Sandakan.
There are 215+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Sandakan, Malaysia?
HK Express, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,900
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–4,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,400
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 75–200
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- RM 75–110
- First Class
- RM 110–200
- Economy Class
- RM 141
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 42–46
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 29–40
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- RM 29–40
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