There are 2 ways to get from Derawan Islands to Sabah by unknown or plane
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Travel, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Walk from Derawan Islands to Tawau-Airport-TWUunknown
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane TWU - BKI
5h 28mTravel, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Walk from Derawan Islands to Tawau-Airport-TWUunknown
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane TWU - SDK
7h 31m
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Derawan Islands and Sabah is 522 km.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Derawan Islands to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Derawan Islands, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Derawan Islands to Sabah. However, you can travel to Tawau-Airport-TWU airport then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can travel to Tawau-Airport-TWU airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–380
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–650
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–600
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