There are 5 ways to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe
best- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB)plane LDU - UKB
18h 47m¥35,443–100,424Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane LDU - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sandatrain
22h 21m¥30,453–83,143Fly Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LDU - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sandatrain
20h 3mBus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kobe (UKB)plane BKI - UKB
21h 22m¥41,799–116,469Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDK - UKB
23h 10m¥40,182–113,752
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to fly and train which costs ¥30000 - ¥85000 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda is to fly which takes 18h 47m and costs ¥35000 - ¥100000.
The distance between Lahad Datu and Sanda is 3794 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Lahad Datu to Sanda, including transfers.
Sanda is 1h ahead of Lahad Datu. It is currently 5:25 AM in Lahad Datu and 6:25 AM in Sanda.
There are 328+ hotels available in Sanda.
What companies run services between Lahad Datu, Malaysia and Sanda, Japan?
MASwings, Jeju Air, and four other airlines fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kobe (UKB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–100,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–110,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Bandar Seri Begawan, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–130,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–300,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–110,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–120,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kobe via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–140,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–95,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–110,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Okayama Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Book at
- e5489.jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sanda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Book at
- e5489.jr-odekake.net
- 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
- ¥3,309
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,292
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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