There are 5 ways to get from Lahad Datu to Kuching by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane SDK - KCH
7h 27mRM 314–674Drive 1,575.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Lahad Datu to Kuchingcar 1,575.1 km
21h 13mRM 257–370Bus
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Take the bus from Limbang to Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Sarawakbus
- Take the bus from Bintulu to Kuchingbus
36h 49mBus, Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane TWU - KCH
9h 46mRM 310–675Bus via Sarikei
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Take the bus from KK Sentral to Lawasbus
- Take the bus from Lawas to Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Sarawakbus
- Take the bus from Bintulu to Sarikeibus
- Take the bus from Sarikei to Kuchingbus
42h 43m
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lahad Datu to Kuching is to drive which costs RM 250 - RM 370 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lahad Datu to Kuching is to bus and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs RM 310 - RM 700.
The distance between Lahad Datu and Kuching is 1178 km. The road distance is 1575.1 km.
The best way to get from Lahad Datu to Kuching without a car is to bus which takes 36h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Lahad Datu to Kuching, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lahad Datu to Kuching is 1575 km. It takes approximately 21h 13m to drive from Lahad Datu to Kuching.
There are 1054+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Lahad Datu, Malaysia and Kuching, Malaysia?
You can take a bus from Lahad Datu to Kuching via Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Limbang, Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminal, Bandar Seri Begawan, Sarawak, and Bintulu in around 36h 49m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–490
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–490
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Miri
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–490
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–550
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–550
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–2,700
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–3,100
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–2,700
Flights from Tawau Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–3,100
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 46
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 71
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Limbang to Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 70
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from KK Sentral to Lawas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 149
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Lawas to Bandar Seri Begawan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 120
- Schedules at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Sarawak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +6082 - 462200
- eva.express@yahoo.com
- Website
- evaexpress.net
Bus from Bintulu to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 83
- Website
- https://evaexpress.net/#
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +6 082 411 111
- Website
- busasia.my
Bus from Bintulu to Sarikei
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- busasia.my
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Sarikei to Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 30–50
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
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