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Sandakan Town
Sandakan
Sandakan is located on the eastern seaboard of Sabah; it is a city which is steeped in history. Its character is shaped by the hinterland that embodies Sabah’s rich and diverse biodiversity in all its glory. Sandakan has a mixture of people, lifestyles, cultures, and faiths.

It’s a microcosm of modern day Sabah. With little more than an hour’s journey outside this bustling port city, visitors will discover forest reserves rich in wildlife such as orangutans, proboscis monkeys, brilliantly hued birds, crocodiles and elephants.

Offshore from the city are the famous Turtle Islands where visitors are able to view rare endangered marine turtles, or scuba dive to indulge in the beauty of the underwater world.

Just nearby, visitors can explore the fascinating jungle-clad limestone outcrops with numerous caves from which birds’ nests have been collected for centuries.

Getting There
From Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan is accessible both via air and land transportations.

AirAsia and MAS flights to Sandakan from Kota Kinabalu are available at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminals 1&2. Flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan takes approximately 40 minutes.

Transportation from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan is also available via air-conditioned coach and cozy air-conditioned mini bus. Journey on land lasts circa 8 hours.

Particulars

Fare

Departure

Return

Remarks

 

(One Way)

Point

point

 

 

 

 

 

Bus schedules:

Bus (direction

RM43.00

North City Bus

Mile 2 1/2

7am, 7.30am, 8am,

to Sandakan)

per person

Terminal

Sandakan

9.30am, 10am,

 

 

Inanam

 

11.30am 1.30pm, 2pm

 

 

 

 

 

Flight (KK  to

RM225.00

Kota Kinabalu

Sandakan

(Please refer to MAS

Sandakan)

Per person

International

International

or Air Asia schedules)

MAS or Air

 

Airport

Airport

 

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* All prices are estimated and subject to change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More info

Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan

P.O.BOX 221

90702 Sandakan,

Sabah

 

 

Tel

:

089 275400 / 217343

Fax

:

089 272112


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