There are 3 ways to get from Ubud to Sandakan by plane, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane DPS - SDK
11h 33mRM 356–855Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane DPS - BKI
- Drive from Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKI to Sandakancar
14h 24mRM 335–747Fly to Juwata International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane DPS - TRK
- Take the ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakanbus
18h 18mRM 714–261,920
Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ubud to Sandakan is to fly and drive which costs RM 330 - RM 750 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ubud to Sandakan is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs RM 350 - RM 900.
The distance between Ubud and Sandakan is 1706 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Ubud to Sandakan, including transfers.
There are 225+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Ubud, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Indonesia AirAsia fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–2,000
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–850
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 330–550
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,100
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 51
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 220,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tarakan to Tawau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 140
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