Langkawi to Sandakan

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Departure-day prices · September 2026 Langkawi → Sandakan

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Best time to visit Sandakan — climate

Jan: ~28°C daytime, 31 rainy days 28° JanFeb: ~29°C daytime, 25 rainy days 29° FebMar: ~29°C daytime, 27 rainy days 29° MarApr: ~30°C daytime, 24 rainy days 30° AprMay: ~31°C daytime, 28 rainy days 31° MayJun: ~30°C daytime, 17 rainy days 30° JunJul: ~32°C daytime, 17 rainy days 32° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 26 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~31°C daytime, 24 rainy days 31° SepOct: ~30°C daytime, 26 rainy days 30° OctNov: ~30°C daytime, 23 rainy days 30° NovDec: ~29°C daytime, 28 rainy days 29° Dec

Flights from Langkawi to Sandakan start around €96 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €96–96, based on 1 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Langkawi → Sandakan; typically 1 stop (e.g. AK). · Based on 1 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Sandakan

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Oct 16 – Oct 28 AirAsia · 1 stop · 4h 00m €171 Book

Weather in Sandakan

Tue ⛈️ 32° 25° 💧90%
Wed 🌦️ 34° 26° 💧84%
Thu ⛈️ 33° 25° 💧78%
Fri 🌦️ 33° 25° 💧69%
Sat 🌦️ 34° 25° 💧79%
Sun 🌦️ 34° 26° 💧65%
Mon 🌦️ 33° 25° 💧61%

Where to stay in Sandakan

3★+ hotels from €27/night (8 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

The Mark's Lodge hotel · Sandakan
from €27/night★ 3
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The Pavilion Hotel hotel · Sandakan
from €28/night★ 3
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Gloria Swiss Hotel & Apartment Sandakan hotel · Sandakan
from €28/night★ 3
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Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air4h 00m

Things to do in Sandakan

Top-rated tours and tickets from €60 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €250
Sepilok Orang Utan, Sun Bear & Sandakan Nature City Tour + Lunch★ 5.0 (3)
from €105
Day Trip Sepilok Orang Utan & Bornean Sun Bear (Flight Excluded)★ 5.0 (3)
from €348
3D2N Kinabatangan River Cruise★ 5.0 (2)
from €60
Sandakan Mangrove Fireflies Dinners Tastings and Cruise★ 5.0 (2)
from €180
Sepilok Orangutan , SunBear, Proboscis Monkey from Sandakan City★ 5.0 (2)
from €824
Deramakot Forest Safari Tour 3D2N★ 5.0 (1)

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About Sandakan

Sandakan is a city of almost 440,000 people (2020) in Sabah, Borneo. It is the gateway to Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary and the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary.

Read the full Sandakan guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

eSIM for SandakanData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in SandakanCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-24. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.