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Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan & Sepilok by flight or bus
About 330 km. The flight is fastest at 3.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,050 per person.
Sandakan & Sepilok to Kota KinabaluFastest
Flight
AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Express bus via Ranau
from ₹1,050 per person
Best value
Flight
AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK | 3.5 h | ₹2,330–₹9,300per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Express bus via Ranau | 6 h | ₹1,050–₹1,400per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
- Bus, Express bus via Ranau: Ask to be dropped at the Sepilok junction (Batu 14) if you are staying there.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · AirAsia / MASwings, BKI–SDK | ₹4,660–₹18,600 | ₹9,320–₹37,200 |
| Bus · Express bus via Ranau | ₹2,100–₹2,800 | ₹4,200–₹5,600 |
Once you’re in Sandakan & Sepilok
- Best time: March – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (March – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan & Sepilok
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.