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
23h 45mRM 1,675–6,581Train 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 23mRM 1,754–6,250Train 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 36mRM 1,882–7,037Train 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 36mRM 2,198–8,100Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- 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 2,236–6,766
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 7000 and takes 23h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to train and fly which takes 23h 23m and costs RM 1700 - RM 6500.
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 9:41 AM in Edinburgh and 4:41 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 four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 5 times a day.
- 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 1,600–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
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 1,800–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 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 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,500
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 1,700–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
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 2,000–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–10,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,000
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 1,700–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
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 1,900–7,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–10,000
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 1,900–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- 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 110–200
- 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 190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 340–490
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 360–550
- 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 230–410
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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 50–180
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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