Getting there
Lankayan is in the Sulu Sea, off the north eastern coast of Malaysian
Borneo. The island can only be reached by speedboat from the town
of Sandakan. There is an airport at Sandakan with daily flights
from Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Tawau.
Flights to Sandakan
Air Asia has daily flights
from Kota Kinabalu and two daily flights from Kuala Lumpur (2 hours
45 minutes).
Malaysia Airlines/MASwings
has daily flights from Kuala Lumpur (2 hours 45 minutes), Tawau
(45 minutes); Kota Kinabalu (45 minutes) and three times weekly
from Kudat (50 minutes).
From any international destination, book your flights to Kuala Lumpur,
from where you can get the connecting flights as mentioned above.
Road
Lankayan Island Dive Resort arranges for transfers between the airport,
jetty and hotel (if you stay overnight in Sandakan),
Sandakan can also be reached by bus from Kota Kinabalu (around 7
hours), or by car.
Speedboat from Sandakan to Lankayan
Lankayan Island Resort arranges speedboat transfers to the resort
for its guests. Speedboats mostly depart at 10:00 from Sandakan
and take 90 minutes to reach the island. Boat transfers at other
times can be arranged. |
