There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Manado by bus, ferry, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry to Juwata International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
- Fly from Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane TRK - MDC
17h 1mRp 3,430,818–1,104,258,818Drive to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Sandakan to Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKIcar
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane BKI - MDC
12h 5mRp 2,124,177–4,848,255Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane SDK - MDC
11hRp 3,297,935–5,137,560
Juwata International Airport (TRK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to drive and fly which costs Rp2100000 - Rp4900000 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Manado is to fly which takes 11h and costs Rp3300000 - Rp5500000.
The distance between Sandakan and Manado is 1317 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Sandakan to Manado, including transfers.
There are 182+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Manado, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) twice daily.
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,700,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Juwata International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–5,500,000
- 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 3,400,000–9,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,500,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stesen Bas Sandakan to Stesen Bas Express Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,819
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 598,182
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