There are 3 ways to get from Manado to Sandakan by plane, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)MDC - SDK
10h 40mRM 750–2,360Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Manado to Bitung
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Take the bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
7d 12hRM 805–886Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)MDC - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
16h 47mRM 930–2,884
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Sandakan is to drive and ferry and bus which costs RM 800 - RM 900 and takes 7 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Sandakan is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs RM 750 - RM 2400.
The distance between Manado and Sandakan is 931 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Manado to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 224+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
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 900–2,700
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,200
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,800
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pontianak to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 317
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to KK Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 160–200
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 160–200
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 85–110
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- RM 85–110
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