There are 5 ways to get from Perak to Sipadan by plane, bus, ferry, train, or tram
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Fly Ipoh to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IPH - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
12h 18mRM 295–1,587Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
15h 18mRM 249–585Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KUL - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
10h 44mRM 252–664Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Bulohtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane SZB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
11h 54mRM 522–2,119Tram to Alor Setar, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the tram from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Startram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane AOR - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadanferry
14h 57mRM 255–1,349
Ipoh (IPH) 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 240 - RM 600 and takes 15h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Perak to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 10h 44m and costs RM 250 - RM 700.
The distance between Perak and Sipadan is 2023 km.
It takes approximately 12h 18m 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 bus to Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah, 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. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ipoh to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 230–1,500
Flights from Ipoh to Tawau Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–490
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–490
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–370
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–370
Flights from Alor Setar to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Tawau Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–460
Flights from Alor Setar to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–3,100
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–1,700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–460
Flights from Alor Setar to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 400–3,100
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–2,000
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- 3 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 21–45
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–29
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 10–29
- Express First
- RM 21–27
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
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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