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Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy)
At present, there are no direct flights from Sandakan to Istanbul.
However, there are several flights from SDK to IST with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SDK to IST, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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Unfortunately, there are no airlines that cover the full route (with 1 stopover) from Sandakan SDK to Istanbul IST at this moment.
All flights from Sandakan to Istanbul are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
Unfortunately, there are no alliances that cover the full route (with 1 stopover) from Sandakan SDK to Istanbul IST at this moment.
You can fly the full journey from SDK to IST in either Economy or Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
At this moment, it is not possible to cover the full route from Sandakan to Istanbul (with 1 stopover) with one specific type of aircraft. All flights from Sandakan to Istanbul are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Sandakan and Istanbul is 5,921 miles (9,529 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SDK and IST, the full journey covers a distance of 6,355 miles (10,227 kilometers).
Flights between Sandakan and Istanbul take 14 hours and 10 minutes.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in Istanbul: Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy) (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
Flights between Sandakan and Istanbul take 14 hours and 10 minutes.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SDK and IST, the full journey covers a total distance of 6,355 miles (10,227 kilometers).
At this moment, flights from Sandakan to Istanbul are operated by a combination of multiple airlines. There is no airline that operates the route in full.
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and Turkish Airlines operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
There are no alliances flying from Sandakan to Istanbul at this moment.
You can fly the full route from Sandakan to Istanbul (with 1 stopover) in Economy and Business Class.
There is no specific aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Sandakan to Istanbul at this moment.
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