There are 3 ways to get from Penang to Lahad Datu by plane or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)PEN - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
8h 55mRM 282–549Fly to Lahad Datu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)PEN - LDU
7h 50mRM 170–950Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)PEN - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
11h 21mRM 360–544
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Lahad Datu is to fly and bus which costs RM 280 - RM 550 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Lahad Datu is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs RM 170 - RM 950.
The distance between Penang and Lahad Datu is 2152 km.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Penang to Lahad Datu, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Penang International Airport Airport to Lahad Datu Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h 50m and has one stopover.
Scoot Tigerair, Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia offer flights from Penang International Airport Airport to Lahad Datu Airport Airport.
There are 47+ hotels available in Lahad Datu.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Lahad Datu, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–470
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 220–470
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–470
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–550
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 330–550
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–550
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuching, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 230–750
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 280–500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–550
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 10-785 5532
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 40
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
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