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
25h 15mRM 2,376–6,582Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane GLA - SDK
23h 19mRM 2,394–7,259Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane NCL - SDK
25h 6mRM 2,828–8,541Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ABZ - SDK
27h 31mRM 2,946–7,624Train 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 40mRM 2,812–11,279
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 2300 - RM 7000 and takes 25h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandakan is to train and fly which takes 23h 19m and costs RM 2300 - RM 7500.
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 9:24 AM in Edinburgh and 4:24 PM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ 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 2,300–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- 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 2,300–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–12,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Sandakan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Sandakan Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–11,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Train operators
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 300–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–250
- 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 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 180–320
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 190–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 85–150
- 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 220–310
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–320
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 100–150
- 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 350–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 360–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 160–230
- 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 240–420
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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