There are 4 ways to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe, train
best- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB)LDU - UKB
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Jr) to Sanda
18h 42m¥46,460–126,174Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Kobe, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB)SDK - UKB
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Jr) to Sanda
18h 55m¥39,799–106,139Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)LDU - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
19h 46m¥46,332–125,204Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)LDU - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
19h 51m¥41,810–107,025
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥39000 - ¥110000 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to fly and train which takes 18h 42m and costs ¥46000 - ¥130000.
The distance between Lahad Datu and Sanda is 3795 km.
It takes approximately 18h 42m to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda, including transfers.
Sanda is 1h ahead of Lahad Datu. It is currently 5:15 AM in Lahad Datu and 6:15 AM in Sanda.
There are 286+ hotels available in Sanda.
What companies run services between Lahad Datu, Malaysia and Sanda, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Lahad Datu to Sanda. However, you can fly to Kobe (UKB), walk to Kobe Airport, take the train to Sannomiya(Port Liner), take the train to Amagasaki, then take the train to Sanda. Alternatively, you can fly to Okayama Airport (OKJ), walk to Okayama Airport, take the bus to Okayama, walk to Okayama, take the train to Shin-Kōbe Station, walk to Shin-Kobe Station, take the subway to Tanigami, walk to Tanigami, then take the train to Sanda.
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- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Sandakan Airport, Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–130,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–190,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–150,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–110,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–100,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Amagasaki(Jr) to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Amagasaki(Jr) to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Green Seat
- ¥2,200–3,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,039
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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