There are 3 ways to get from Manado to Sandakan by plane, car, ferry, 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 to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MDC - SDK
9h 17mRM 747–1,257Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MDC - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
11h 41mRM 498–1,207Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane MDC - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakanbus
18h 47mRM 772–260,989
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Sandakan is to fly and drive which costs RM 490 - RM 1300 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Sandakan is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs RM 700 - RM 1300.
The distance between Manado and Sandakan is 929 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Manado to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 221+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,200
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Hasanuddin, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–900
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,800
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–900
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 51
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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