There are 4 ways to get from Rome to Sandakan by plane, train, or car
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Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane FCO - SDK
21h 20mRM 1,342–4,255Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane FCO - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
24h 4mRM 1,168–3,405Train to Naples Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane NAP - SDK
20h 50mRM 1,537–4,593Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CIA - SDK
22h 32mRM 1,742–5,583
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Sandakan is to fly and drive which costs RM 1100 - RM 3500 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Sandakan is to train and fly which takes 20h 50m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4600.
The distance between Rome and Sandakan is 10906 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Rome to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 7h ahead of Rome. It is currently 3:37 PM in Rome and 10:37 PM in Sandakan.
There are 219+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,500
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,200
Flights from Naples Airport to Sandakan Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tirana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bratislava, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sandakan Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sandakan Airport via Tirana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
Train operators
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 190–240
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- RM 190–240
- Smart Flex
- RM 200–240
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