There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane EDI - SDK
23h 45mRM 2,276–6,582Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane GLA - SDK
23h 20mRM 1,995–7,266Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane NCL - SDK
24h 41mRM 2,443–8,568Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ABZ - SDK
26h 37mRM 3,063–10,644Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DND - SDK
25h 34mRM 2,931–9,806
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to train and fly which costs RM 2000 - RM 7500 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to train and fly which takes 23h 20m and costs RM 2000 - RM 7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sandakan is 11349 km.
It takes approximately 23h 45m to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:01 PM in Edinburgh and 12:01 AM in Sandakan.
There are 210+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–11,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–210
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 310–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 140–260
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–90
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 200–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 210–350
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 95–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 230–330
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–340
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 370–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 380–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 240–420
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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