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Cheap Flights from Sandakan to Malaysia

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Sandakan to Malaysia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Sandakan to Malaysia

Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
AirAsia Logo
07:55 - 08:40
SDK
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BKI
0h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
14:05 - 14:50
BKI
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SDK
0h 45mdirect
RM 225AirAsia
Tue, 3 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov
AirAsia Logo
07:35 - 08:20
SDK
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BKI
0h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
14:05 - 14:50
BKI
-
SDK
0h 45mdirect
RM 229AirAsia
Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
AirAsia Logo
15:15 - 16:00
SDK
-
BKI
0h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
16:20 - 17:05
BKI
-
SDK
0h 45mdirect
RM 237AirAsia
Sat, 8 Aug - Tue, 11 Aug
AirAsia Logo
07:55 - 08:40
SDK
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BKI
0h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
06:45 - 07:30
BKI
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SDK
0h 45mdirect
RM 241AirAsia
Wed, 5 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug
AirAsia Logo
17:50 - 18:40
SDK
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BKI
0h 50mdirect
AirAsia Logo
18:30 - 19:20
BKI
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SDK
0h 50mdirect
RM 249AirAsia
Fri, 7 Aug - Tue, 11 Aug
AirAsia Logo
13:55 - 14:40
SDK
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BKI
0h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
18:30 - 19:20
BKI
-
SDK
0h 50mdirect
RM 254AirAsia
Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep
AirAsia Logo
10:30 - 11:20
SDK
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BKI
0h 50mdirect
AirAsia Logo
06:45 - 07:30
BKI
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SDK
0h 45mdirect
RM 262AirAsia
Sat, 3 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:35 - 14:20
SDK
-
BKI
0h 45mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:50 - 11:05
BKI
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SDK
3h 15m
1 stop
RM 470Multiple Airlines
Mon, 11 Jan - Thu, 14 Jan
Malaysia Airlines Logo
13:50 - 16:40
SDK
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KUL
2h 50mdirect
Malaysia Airlines Logo
10:15 - 13:05
KUL
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SDK
2h 50mdirect
RM 568Malaysia Airlines
Sat, 8 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug
Malaysia Airlines Logo
18:30 - 21:20
SDK
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KUL
2h 50mdirect
Malaysia Airlines Logo
10:25 - 13:25
KUL
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SDK
3h 00mdirect
RM 617Malaysia Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sandakan to Malaysia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sandakan to Malaysia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Sandakan to Malaysia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Malaysia from Sandakan found in the last 5 days was to Kota Kinabalu, at RM 226 return. The most popular route is from Sandakan (SDK) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was RM 509.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Sandakan to Malaysia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally at night, when retur flights cost RM 381 on average. Morning departures are around 25% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 615.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Sandakan to Malaysia?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of RM 389, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sandakan to Malaysia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sandakan to Malaysia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Sandakan to Malaysia is November, when tickets cost RM 290 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of return tickets is RM 593 and RM 466 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sandakan to Malaysia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sandakan to Malaysia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Sandakan to Malaysia, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Sandakan, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sandakan to Malaysia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sandakan to Malaysia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Sandakan to Malaysia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

Cheapest flight

RM 123
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 27% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
Flight from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu

FAQs - booking Malaysia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sandakan to Malaysia?

    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 Malaysia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sandakan to Malaysia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sandakan to Malaysia is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Sandakan to Malaysia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Sandakan to Malaysia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sandakan to Malaysia?

    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 from Sandakan to Malaysia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Malaysia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Sandakan to the following destinations at these prices or less: Kota Kinabalu RM 131 one-way - RM 244 round-trip; Kuala Lumpur RM 279 one-way - RM 582 round-trip; Tawau RM 164 one-way - RM 333 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Sandakan to Malaysia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sandakan to Malaysia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.3
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 314 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.5Boarding
6.7Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.0Food
Airline reviews

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

10.0 ExcellentVip, Feb 2026
LGK - KUL
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

AC not working, just slowly blowing room temperature air. Long taxi time does not help as well. Sweating all over the whole trip.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

Elderly individual shud be given priority to board the plane together with passengers with children and disabled. Otherwise things are OK.

Friendly staff but otherwise a typical no frills airline. The sets are extremely cramped

Flight was delayed from 8pm to near midnight. They made us board then sit in the cabin and wait for even longer for take-off. No compensation whatsoever - not even in a free drink or meal

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

It was good. The FACE check in at KLIA2 was not working.

Bad experience, delay like no tomorrow. Original schedule departure time at 9:30pm, delayed until 12:05am only depart.

Great flight. Achieve my objecttive of travelling with less hassle .

Kayak shares with you the best price! and in my case it was Air Asia flight. Air Asia flight was on time, the boarding was seamless with FACES technology at KLIA2 and the pilot made a great smooth landing upon arrival. Excellent trip!

I left the city late and fortunately the flight was also delayed 50mins

I was pretty sure my seat includes a meal. But I guess I was wrong because I wasn't served a meal on my flight with Batik Air from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur. I was fortunate because the layover was more than an hour in Kuala Lumpur. Otherwise, I could have cause a delay to the connecting flight to Taiwan because my terminal to board the next flight is located at different building. I had to take a train to the satellite building. Overall, all is well.

Freezing onboard and staff refused to give me hot water “because we were landing soon”. The plane arrived at the gate an hour late. And there’s an air leak in one of the bathrooms. Very scary noise.

Batik Air is racing to the bottom of the list with its consistent flight delays. Especially out of Malaysia. Shocking that they keep getting away with it without any form of punishment from the authorities. Also very inconsistent rules on cabin luggage.

Need to improve the availability of the food. Seems like everything sold out

Did not like that we were not informed about the 4 hour delay, crew not friendly, noone at terminals to consult with...all employees for Batrik were behind glass aftervgoing through security at the gate again. Why no agent at Gate H 10 to answer questions? And no apology. Updates would have eased anxiety. Boarding is disorderly also.

Delayed for 3 hours, need to pay extra for drinking water.

The OD2204 KUL-LGK was delayed 40 minutes due to air-condition malfuntion, after inspection the technician give green light for the flight to go as usual but the air-condition is still not working properly, passengers complaining to the stewardess but they cannot do anything, I did tweet to @malindoair to complaint but no reply from them … hope this Batik Air is not having problem like Rayani Air and I do hope the management do respond to my complaint as well

2 delayed flights - hotel layover in a different country- lost baggage.

Silly to not even offer people water for free when they are paying so much for tickets.

Good leg room ... air conditioning was a bit warm don't Book row 8 ... no windows

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