There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Sepilok by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane MEL - SDK
15h 32mRM 1,507–2,413Fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MEL - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
23h 8mRM 1,193–2,343Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane MEL - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatanganbus
- Take the taxi from Kinabatangan to Sepiloktaxi
23h 36mRM 1,193–2,828
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sepilok is to fly and bus which costs RM 1100 - RM 2400 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sepilok is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs RM 1500 - RM 2500.
The distance between Melbourne and Sepilok is 5619 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Melbourne to Sepilok, including transfers.
Sepilok is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:37 AM in Melbourne and 11:37 PM in Sepilok.
There are 219+ hotels available in Sepilok.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sepilok, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,200
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +6089 774 328
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Kinabatangan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–30
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- RM 95–120
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