There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane EDI - SDK
21h 25mRM 1,776–6,082Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane EDI - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
31h 24mRM 1,627–5,662Train 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
22h 56mRM 1,686–6,216Train 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
25h 6mRM 2,098–6,990Train 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
26h 16mRM 2,708–6,519
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to fly and bus which costs RM 1600 - RM 6000 and takes 31h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to fly which takes 21h 25m and costs RM 1700 - RM 6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sandakan is 11349 km.
It takes approximately 21h 25m to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:32 AM in Edinburgh and 3:32 PM in Sandakan.
There are 213+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Beijing Capital, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 270–440
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40–75
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 220–310
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–330
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 290–440
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 300–450
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 190–320
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150–220
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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