There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Sandakan by plane, train, or car
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane HND - SDK
14h 57mRM 638–1,950Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane NRT - SDK
15h 31mRM 593–1,771Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HND - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
15h 14mRM 719–2,005Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane NRT - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
15h 17mRM 614–1,726
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Sandakan is to train and fly and drive which costs RM 600 - RM 1800 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Sandakan is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs RM 600 - RM 2000.
The distance between Tokyo and Sandakan is 4010 km.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Tokyo to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:03 PM in Tokyo and 3:03 PM in Sandakan.
There are 223+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Sandakan, Malaysia?
All Nippon Airways, AirAsia, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Incheon, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–150
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- RM 110–150
- Ordinary Car
- RM 65–85
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