Swiss Inn Waterfront Sandakan  

Directions

By plane

Sandakan Airport is connected directly daily with Kuala Lumpur by AirAsia, and to Kota Kinabalu by Malaysia Airlines and its subsidiary MASWings.

MASWings also has connecting flights with Tawau and Kudat.

By road

By bus From Kota Kinabalu:
The bus will pass the junction to Sepilok Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre and you can ask to be dropped off here.

The centre is about 4 km down the road and costs 3-5 MYR pp by taxi to get to (drivers will be waiting at the bus drop-off).

KK city to KK North Bus Terminal in Inanam.

By public bus, go to the bus station on Jalan Padang across from the State Library (1.50 MYR, 20 min), or by taxi (~20 MYR).
KK North Bus Station (Inanam) to Sandakan.

Several bus companies depart between 7AM-2PM, and 8PM (~5hrs, 33MYR).
Tung Ma Express (Tel: +60-(0)19-8827334 Mr Shim)-(buses from KK at 7AM, 8AM, 10AM, 12:30PM, 2PM, 8PM.
Sida Express (Tel: +60-(0)12-816 5524 Ms.

Sanita Binte Sapena) has departures from KK at 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 2PM, 8PM.
Bunga Raya Express (Tel: +60-(0)19-8999142 Ms.

Suraidah Mohd) has departures from KK at 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 1:30PM, and 8PM.
Get around

Taxi - travel by taxi out to places such as Sepilok or the War Memorial is easy, however fare negotiation will be required as meters are not commonly available.

Bus - there are buses and vans going everywhere in the areas around Sandakan, to the airport, Sepilok, Buli Sim Sim etc.

By foot - Sandakan is only a small town and it is easy to walk around.

There is a walking trail which covers all the main sites.

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