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Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Sandakan, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan, 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 Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan is October, where tickets cost $89 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, where the average cost of tickets is $174 and $125 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 60 days before departure.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Sandakan?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan.
There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan. They are AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Malaysia Airlines, with the best one-way deal found costing $76. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at AirAsia.

How many flights are there between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Sandakan per day?

Each day, there are between 4 and 5 nonstop flights that take off from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and land in Sandakan, with an average flight time of 2h 54m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 30 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Thursday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Sandakan?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport at 6:55 am and will be landing in Sandakan at 9:45 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Sandakan jets off at 6:10 pm and lands at 9:05 pm.

Good to know

Low season

October

High season

December
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.

When to book flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan flights

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan?

    No

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

    There are nonstop flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan on a daily basis.

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

    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 Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Sandakan with an airline and back to Kuala Lumpur with another airline. Booking your flights between Kuala Lumpur and SDK can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from KUL to Sandakan

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $53 or less one-way and $100 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan?

Find which airlines fly direct from Kuala Lumpur Intl to Sandakan, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Kuala Lumpur Intl to Sandakan

Monday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +6 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +7 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Wednesday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +6 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +7 more

Thursday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Friday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +6 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +7 more

Saturday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Sunday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

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Nonstop returns

Sandakan to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Monday

AirAsia, Firefly, MAI, +5 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +6 more

Tuesday

AirAsia, Firefly, MAI, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Wednesday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +5 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +6 more

Thursday

AirAsia, Firefly, MAI, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Friday

AirAsia, Firefly, Japan Airlines, +5 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +6 more

Saturday

AirAsia, Firefly, MAI, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

Sunday

AirAsia, Firefly, MAI, +4 more

AirAsia, Firefly, +5 more

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Top airlines flying from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan? 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.
7.4
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 404 reviews
8.1crew
7.0food
7.5comfort
7.7boarding
6.9entertainment
Airline reviews

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

6.0 GoodWan Hsien, Apr 2024LHR - KUL
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The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

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.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

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

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

No recognition for one World Emerald member. Business class seat has flat bed

No recognition for one World Emerald member. I got row 1 in business class and it was pathetic. No leg space, cramped space, less recline

The flight delay... but bus from the airport be on time

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

Great. Very satisfied with a direct flight from Penang back to HK international. Stewards in the cabin were very friendly and helpful. Would not hesitate to fly with Air Asia in the future.

Second time flying on AirAsia. They’re fine for a low cost carrier, so I don’t expect high level hospitality. They could have informed us that the flight would be delayed even if by a few minutes, instead of the passengers asking the gate agents why we’re not boarding 8 minutes before takeoff. And given some of the passengers on this particular flight were problematic, the crew did great handling such people.

Meh, it was AirAsia. It's not about a quality.

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

They didn't have a single blanket for hire for a long haul overnight flight. This wasn't good enough even for a budget airline

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

Air Asia’s standard has dropped tremendously post pandemic. The whole organisation feels ‘soul-less’

Kuala Lumpur - Sandakan Flights

Departure:

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Malaysia

Destination:

Sandakan (SDK)Malaysia

Return flight deals:

Sandakan - Kuala Lumpur

Cabin classes:

$90

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