Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
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Low season |
April | Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average) |
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High season |
July | Most popular time to fly (38% more expensive on average) |
Average price (return flight) |
RM 476 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
Good deal (return flight) |
RM 85 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
RM 38 | or less |
AirAsia, Emirates and Qatar Airways have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl. Confirm policies on booking site.
The average direct flight takes 2h 45m, covering a distance of 1848 km.
There are 40 (direct) flights between Sandakan and Kuala Lumpur Airport per week, averaging 5 per day.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on AirAsia (RM 138) and Malaysia Airlines (RM 284), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Malaysia Airlines (RM 272) and Multiple Airlines (RM 316).
AirAsia (4 times daily) is the most frequent flyer on this route.
For Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Airport, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Kuala Lumpur Airport back to Sandakan, the best deals are generally found on Sunday, with Friday being the most expensive.
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Airport.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kuala Lumpur Airport from Sandakan is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kuala Lumpur Airport with an airline and back to Sandakan with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kuala Lumpur Airport from Sandakan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Comfort & punctuality"
Pros: "No thank"
Cons: "Baaad"
Cons: "All four flights with Malaysia Airlines were delayed, no reasons and no information. Appalling."
Cons: "There were no vegan options available. I think that was my fault though because I did not set one up in advance. Would be nice if they offered one anyhow."
Cons: "If the assigned seat reclined. I had to Move to a different seat which Worked."
Cons: "Avoid Malaysian airlines and avoid KUL airport. What a mess of a company ..."
Pros: "The seat was very nice position."
Pros: "The people at the check-in desk."
Cons: "A light snack and drinks would have been good. Even just water."
Cons: "It will be nice if there’s choice for vegetarian meal"
Cons: "Custom check line 200 meters long, security check line another 120 meter long, why not combine them together and open two machine in parallel"
Pros: "The airline better than the budget ariline"
Cons: "The agency that booked through not so cooperative and complicated"
Pros: "Friendly staff"
Cons: "Security check at gate without priority Bagage Delivery business class"
Cons: "The KUL to DPS leg was on one of the oldest planes I’ve flown. A 737 with no seat back screens. They handed out 2 inch thick “tablets” in Business class, with no touch screen and only a handful of 10 year old movies."
Pros: "Pleasant steward"
Cons: "Delayed and waste time at Jakarta airport"
Cons: "No onboard entertainment"
Cons: "He is cheating telling normal taxi cant for two adualt and three chalidren to buy taket for double price for min bus or van , that person in charge is laieing and not respecting i hope to take acsing because they are the face of malysia visitor and i think no boday will except cheating even for one ringet . If need any details for the person can contact me."
Pros: "Friendly check in staff, thingking with the customer for aeat options."
Cons: "A very long queue, while only 2 counters were open."
Cons: "They charged for the ticket but blocked the ticket so i had to buy mew ticket"
Cons: "Fight was delayed"
Cons: "Crews were only thinking of completing their tasks. I had been standing for 10 minutes in order to have the crews gave way. They were cleaning post lunch. I was told to wait till they were done."
Pros: "Web checkin and Baggage Drop were precise which saved time. Few passengers do not matter these two (2) important features but this is efficiency to a minimum!"
Cons: "None"
Cons: "I m dont have my bagage....i sait to long time IN airport and all my médecine ..is inside Nous people replat on page facebook"
Pros: "On time takeoff, landed early....everything was smooth"
Pros: "Satay, flatbed."
Cons: "No amenities kit, no mattress pad, no champagne, no menu for business class. And the forgot to serve the main course of my travelling partner."
Pros: "The flights were on time :)."
Pros: "Fast boarding"
Cons: "Forced to check a carry-on used all over the world for years. Then they lose it"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Canceled flights both directions. Poor airport. Long runway times. When told I was notified about the canceled flights, I was issued absolutely no apologies."
Pros: "Everything flowed smoothly."
Cons: "It would have been nice to have inflight entertainment within our seatbacks."
Pros: "The entertainment, seat spacing"
Cons: "The gate"
Pros: "We like to thank you for all your staff are good taking for all of us. We would like to make recommends it to all our friends. May the Living Lord and our Almighty God bless you, your staffs and your business abundantly! Amen!"
Cons: "I request for extra water but I was just given the glass which was on my tray. The Stewart told me he would come back but never did... not very nice One Air Asia, sûre you have to pay for the drink but you don't stay thirsty, and finally ticket is much cheaper..."
Pros: "Good on the plane and in the business class lounge was excellent"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Both outbound and inbound flights were delayed for hours. Terrible."
Pros: "Efficient and quick to load the plane and then take off."
Pros: "Efficient check in"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Just fly."
Pros: "The staff is great"
Cons: "We had to wait very long for take off"
Cons: "No food, No entertainment"
Pros: "The crews are friendly."
Cons: "Foods was not good for my standard. Below average."
Pros: "On time departure system works"
Cons: "Two people on the same PNR, but seated six rows apart. Say what?"
Pros: "spacious seat at row 5"
Cons: "The fish is merely edible. No IFE available."
Pros: "On Time"
Cons: "No newspapers"
Cons: "Only 3 hours to checkin prior boarding for business class. I waited for 2 hours foor checkin"
Pros: "All thing"
Cons: "nothing"
Pros: "Line took 1 and a half hours to get through. Never again and I plane on going to Bali alot in the next 40 years."
Cons: "Nothing staff was rude"
Cons: "The airline lost our backpack raincover and did nothing to help find place a claim"
Cons: "We don't recive the e-tkt only the reservition"
Pros: "Landing 20 minutes ahead schedule."
Cons: "Nothing much to improve as it only 50 minutes flight"
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "If seats could recline or have a pillow maybe."
Pros: "Smooth boarding"
Cons: "Leg room"
Cons: "the ground crew at departure lounge and arrival lounges are plain stupid. giving wrong info of departure gates. arriving crew didnt open the door .. buzy with handphone"
Pros: "The boarding was fast."
Cons: "Self-service boarding didn't work fully, causing some delay for my wife even though everything was in order. The flight was delayed and no over-the-air announcement or explanation or apology was given."
Cons: "More choices on entertainment"
Pros: "The flight was okay, service was okay."
Cons: "Could be better if the departure was on time rather than delaying too much without clear explanation."
Cons: "For some unknown reason, Kiwi.com booked this as a self-connecting trip and now my luggage is missing (didn't connect). In addition, they CHECKED IN FOR ME and selected middle seats. I am incredibly unsatisfied with this service and disappointed in my kayak experience as a result."
Pros: "Great experience"
Cons: "Very specific about weight of bags"
Pros: "The new seats are good. I didn't get any back pain."
Cons: "Not much."
Pros: "Quick turnaround."
Cons: "The crew wasn’t available during boaring in the cabin rather chit-chatting with fellow colleagues at the AFT galley."
Pros: "I tried their new selection of meals- butter chicken with rice. It was really good actually"
Cons: "As usual, I don’t really like the non-reclining seats on Airasia flights"
Pros: "Good service, nice nasi lemak"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "cheapness"
Cons: "weak maintenance and everything is chargeable including water"
Cons: "Was taken aback at the baggage fee and the low amount they give you - 12.5kg before charging is pretty low."
Pros: "The efficiency and professionalism of the crew."
Cons: "Nothing to dislike."
Cons: "Always delay!!!!"
Pros: "Where is my bag. Please find my bag because many thing inside it."
Cons: "Fail tu makesure customer bag arrival safely"
Cons: "They are very strict about the weight of your luggage and will not budge on the overage charge. They serve fish for breakfast...gross."
Pros: "Ease of checking in -- and getting to the gate."
Cons: "The short space between seats. Hard to get comfortable without room for knees. Have to pay extra for an aisle even if some are empty. Crew doesn't care."
Cons: "The flight delayed for 6 hours and when we make inquiry they keep saying will update soon. On top of that, after informing that I'm vegetarian they still insisted me to take kfc. Ended up having wedges and bun."
Pros: "Crews are ok in general"
Cons: "I was detained at the ticket cutting counter because I carried extra plastic back for purchase at the airport. Apparently in HK they have absurd rules saying that you can only have 2 bags carry on. Any extra has to be charges. I never have that kind of rules before using Air Asia at the other country, especially we buy some presents at the airport. I end up throwing a few items away because I can't squeeze in everything in my carry on bag. I will no longer take Air Asia for the Hong Kong Route."
Cons: "Worst experience. Flight delayed more than 4 hrs and staff. Couldn’t accommodate us. Please make announcement that names must be given to accommodate people if you guys going to place people in such a way. Do not make us wait and finally say no more flight. That’s absurd."
Pros: "Captain address on delayed update and get free meal"
Cons: "Initialy no staff at gate to update the delay. Passenger left wondering. Luckly received alert from Kayak.com on the delay. Received sms at 9.05pm after 1 hour delay from Airasia."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "13 hour delay worst flight ever"
Pros: "定刻運行された"
Cons: "ドリンクの値段が高い"
Pros: "Efficiency"
Cons: "Aircraft arrived slightly late"
Pros: "BOARDING very smooth n fast...more importantly punctuation very good"
Cons: "Value meal lousy (pocket pie)..both flight offer Same pocket pie,Rokki can't use at all..i notice cabin crew didn't check whether passengers apply seating belt at all."
Pros: "The Aircraf was brand new"
Cons: "Delay"
Pros: "Good landing despite bad turbulence."
Cons: "The flight was damn cold and freezing"
Pros: "Awesome services - on the air and on the ground"
Cons: "Can't think of any"
Pros: "fast and good"
Cons: "seat size"
Cons: "Delay"
Pros: "WiFi with some entertainment resources"
Cons: "No food/no drinks, unexpected"
Cons: "The delays......"
Pros: "Cabin crew ok Check in online nice E-boarding pass nice"
Cons: "Boarding by zone is not effective. Wifi in boarding room in jakarta was too slow"
Cons: "No family priority boarding."
Pros: "Air Asia! Ground staffs are good service and helpful."
Cons: "Almost impossible to request wheel chair service for elderly even if we are willing to pay for it. Any add-ons or extra services come with unreasonably hefty (and hidden) price tag. I would absolutely avoid flying AirAsia at all cost in the future."
Pros: "I like the food"
Cons: "The boarding which was slow..."
Pros: "We had 30 minutes delay for a passenger to clear the immigration issue."
Cons: "Nothing special."
Pros: "Great service and amazing food !"
Pros: "Good price - efficient transportation"
Cons: "Having to scramble to find money for water. I understand that it is a very well priced airlines but when you are stuck in a plane water would be nice to be free"
Pros: "Love the staff"
Cons: "Everything was expensive"
Cons: "I was charged $300 for a carry on because it was determined that my carry on was too large (which it was NOT) . charged $18/ kg."
Pros: "it was a very nice and clean plane."
Cons: "They dont give anything complimentary - not even drinks or water!"
Cons: "All was good"
Airlines flying from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travellers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl
Sandakan (SDK) Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) Malaysia