There are 4 ways to get from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Manado by plane, car, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)SDK - MDC
13h 2mRp 2,945,984–9,290,208Drive to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly
- Drive from Sandakan-Airport-SDK to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)BKI - MDC
12h 35mRp 3,026,538–15,457,222Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Take the bus from KK Sentral to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Take the bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Bitung
- Drive from Bitung to Manado
7d 12hRp 3,342,393–3,708,941Bus, ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)TRK - MDC
16h 53mRp 3,439,676–1,104,538,743
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Manado is to bus and ferry and drive which costs Rp3300000 - Rp3800000 and takes 7 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Manado is to drive and fly which takes 12h 35m and costs Rp3000000 - Rp16000000.
The distance between Sandakan Airport (SDK) and Manado is 917 km.
It takes approximately 13h 2m to get from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Manado, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sandakan Airport (SDK), Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) once daily.
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- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Lahad Datu, Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–9,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–4,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–9,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–8,500,000
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,200,000–11,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–10,000,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 172,742
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 188,811
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- sipitangexpress@yahoo.com.my
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from KK Sentral to Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 602,588
- Book at
- sipitangexpress.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bandar Seri Begawan to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,275,054
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Bitung
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–850,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 650,000–850,000
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 562,416
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