There are 4 ways to get from Sandakan to Sumatra by plane, taxi, 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 to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane SDK - PKU
5h 3mRp 2,010,659–7,130,778Fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane SDK - PDG
5h 3mRp 2,310,659–7,630,778Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane SDK - PLM
5h 53mRp 2,310,659–7,630,778Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SDK - KUL
- Take the taxi from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Port Dicksontaxi
- Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry
6h 44mRp 2,430,660–5,830,779
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Sumatra is to fly and taxi and ferry which costs Rp2400000 - Rp6000000 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Sumatra is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp7500000.
The distance between Sandakan and Sumatra is 1954 km.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Sandakan to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 1h behind Sandakan. It is currently 8:07 AM in Sandakan and 7:07 AM in Sumatra.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Lion Mentari Airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–7,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–4,800,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–4,800,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–10,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–4,900,000
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Port Dickson to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,001
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 370,000–450,000
E-HAILING BOOKING @klia2limo
- Phone
- +60 17-311 6118
- Website
- klia2limo.com.my
Taxi KLIA KLIA2 Subang Airport Transfer
- Phone
- +60164128076
- Website
- lccttaxis.wordpress.com
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