There are 3 ways to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan by plane, car, 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 Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane PKN - SDK
8h 34mRM 638–1,946Drive 2,078.1 km
- Drive from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakancar 2,078.1 km
30h 26mRM 940–1,358Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane PKN - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Centralbus
27h 36mRM 698–2,150
Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is to fly which costs RM 600 - RM 2000 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is to fly which takes 8h 34m and costs RM 600 - RM 2000.
The distance between Pangkalan Bun and Sandakan is 1211 km. The road distance is 2078.1 km.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 1h ahead of Pangkalan Bun. It is currently 08:12 in Pangkalan Bun and 09:12 in Sandakan.
Yes, the driving distance between Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan is 2078 km. It takes approximately 30h 26m to drive from Pangkalan Bun to Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Batik Air, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport (PKN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) twice daily.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,400
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Ahmad Yani, Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Pangkalan Bun / Iskandar Airport to Sandakan Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 34
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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