There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Sipadan by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane HAJ - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
28h 56mRM 2,239–7,458Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane FRA - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
28h 55mRM 1,505–4,496Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane FRA - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
31h 41mRM 2,416–8,907Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MUC - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
30h 28mRM 1,865–4,975Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PAD - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
39h 50mRM 2,569–7,898Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane FRA - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
43h 29mRM 2,458–7,561
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which costs RM 1500 - RM 4500 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 28h 55m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4500.
The distance between Europe and Sipadan is 11215 km.
It takes approximately 28h 56m to get from Europe to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are four+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Europe and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Sipadan. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Vienna, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Munich International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–11,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong, Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong, Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Noi Bai International, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Munich International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Tawau Airport via Antalya, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Tawau Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brunei International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 60–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 110–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 300–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 90–130
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 71
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 46
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–65
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