There are 4 ways to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Sandakan by plane or bus
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 Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CMB - SDK
7h 43mRM 1,012–2,857Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane CMB - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
15h 47mRM 1,127–3,155Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CMB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
16h 55mRM 1,359–3,713Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane CMB - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
14h 54mRM 1,166–3,257
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 1000 - RM 2900 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Sandakan is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs RM 1000 - RM 2900.
The distance between Colombo Airport (CMB) and Sandakan is 4232 km.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo Airport (CMB). It is currently 20:04 in Colombo Airport (CMB) and 22:34 in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Colombo Airport (CMB), Sri Lanka and Sandakan, Malaysia?
AirAsia, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 34
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
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