There are 5 ways to get from Perak to Sipadan by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentral
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)KUL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
10h 45mRM 248–771Fly Ipoh to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)IPH - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
11h 55mRM 384–1,602Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)SZB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
12h 7mRM 402–769Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentral
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)KUL - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
14h 1mRM 429–932Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentral
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)KUL - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
15h 19mRM 265–632
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perak to Sipadan is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs RM 260 - RM 650 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Perak to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 10h 45m and costs RM 240 - RM 800.
The distance between Perak and Sipadan is 2102 km.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Perak to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are four+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Perak, Malaysia and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Perak to Sipadan. However, you can take the train to KL Sentral, take the train to Klia T1, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Ipoh Airport, walk to Ipoh (IPH) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–600
Flights from Ipoh to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–420
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–420
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–450
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–750
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–450
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–750
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–470
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–310
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 9–11
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–9
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 19
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 16
- Gold
- RM 19
- Platinum
- RM 23–24
Train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 17
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 14
- Gold
- RM 17
- Platinum
- RM 19–21
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 47–52
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 46
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–65
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