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There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Sandakan by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane HAJ - SDK
    24h 58m

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane FRA - BKI
    3. Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar car
    26h 7m
    RM 1,153–3,974

  3. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane MUC - SDK
    26h 8m
    RM 1,805–4,492

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane FRA - SDK
    24h 7m
    RM 1,177–4,024

  5. Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane plane PAD - SDK
    31h 40m
    RM 3,222–9,814

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane plane MUC - BKI
    4. Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar car
    28h 8m
    RM 1,931–5,242

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane plane FRA - BWN
    3. Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar car
    4. Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus bus
    5. Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus bus
    36h 47m
    RM 2,412–5,965

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane plane FRA - TWU
    3. Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus bus
    33h 19m
    RM 1,542–4,983

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights

Calendar34Weekly Planes
Duration20h 13mAverage Duration
TicketRM 2,005Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Europe and Sandakan, Malaysia?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Sandakan. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to München Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), then take the taxi to Sandakan.

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