There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane EDI - SDK
25h 15mRM 1,974–5,580Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane EDI - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
31h 22mRM 1,960–5,755Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane GLA - SDK
23h 15mRM 2,252–6,250Train to Newcastle, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane NCL - SDK
23h 35mRM 2,607–7,522Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ABZ - SDK
28h 11mRM 2,724–9,603Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MAN - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
27h 28mRM 2,082–6,330
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to fly and Minibus and bus which costs RM 1900 - RM 6000 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to train and fly which takes 23h 15m and costs RM 2200 - RM 6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sandakan is 11349 km.
It takes approximately 25h 15m to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:38 AM in Edinburgh and 6:38 PM in Sandakan.
There are 39+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–13,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–11,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–13,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–13,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–12,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 100–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 300–550
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 180–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 330–480
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 350–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 230–400
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 430–750
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 160–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 170–290
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Bus operators
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 75–170
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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