There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Sipadan by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)ZRH - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
25h 2mRM 1,396–4,138Fly Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)ZRH - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
29h 41mRM 1,633–4,779Fly Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)ZRH - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
29h 48mRM 2,107–6,649Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tawau Airport (TWU)MXP - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Take the ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
27h 59mRM 1,406–3,911
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sipadan is to train and fly and Minibus and ferry which costs RM 1400 - RM 4000 and takes 27h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sipadan is to fly and Minibus and ferry which takes 25h 2m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4200.
The distance between Zurich and Sipadan is 11241 km.
It takes approximately 25h 2m to get from Zurich to Sipadan, including transfers.
There are four+ hotels available in Sipadan.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sipadan, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Sipadan. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), take the taxi to Sandakan Central, take the bus to Semporna, walk to Semporna Jetty, then take the ferry to Pulau Sipadan.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–13,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–7,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Noi Bai International, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tawau Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 210–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 29–40
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 46
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Semporna Jetty to Pulau Sipadan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27–65
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