Getting here

From the airport
to the boardwalk.

Sipadan Water Village Resort is located on Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The journey combines travel by road and by sea.

Stilt cottage beside the sea and wooden walkway at Sipadan Water Village
A cottage above the water

How to get there

Tawau Airport is the closest airport to Sipadan Island. Upon arrival, guests are transferred from Tawau Airport to Semporna and then onward by speedboat to Sipadan Water Village. The resort is 45 minutes by boat from the mainland. Transfers to and from Tawau Airport and Tawau town are included in the package.

Check the timetable first

The flight and transfer times listed below are not up to date. Please check the current timetable and confirm transfer times with us before buying tickets.

Recommended arrival flights

Each option is met at Tawau Airport (TWU) for the transfer to the resort by speedboat.

  • Option 1: Malaysia Airlines MH 2121 from Kota Kinabalu (BKI), 0700–0745 hrs, or AirAsia AK 6122 from Kota Kinabalu, 0655–0745 hrs
  • Option 2: AirAsia AK 5152 from Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 0720–1005 hrs, or MASwings MH 3093 from Sandakan (SDK), 0910–0950 hrs
  • Option 3: Malaysia Airlines MH 2137 from Kota Kinabalu, 1315–1400 hrs, or Malaysia Airlines MH 2660 from Kuala Lumpur, 0825–1115 hrs

Recommended departure flights

For each option, guests depart the resort and transfer to Semporna and on to Tawau Airport.

  • Option 1: AirAsia AK 5153 to Kuala Lumpur, 1030–1315 hrs, or MASwings MH 3092 to Sandakan, 1010–1050 hrs
  • Option 2: Malaysia Airlines MH 2134 to Kota Kinabalu, 1440–1530 hrs
  • Option 3: AirAsia AK 6127 to Kota Kinabalu, 1715–1805 hrs; AirAsia AK 5155 to Kuala Lumpur, 1800–2045 hrs; MASwings MH 3094 to Sandakan, 1710–1750 hrs; or Malaysia Airlines MH 2665 to Kuala Lumpur, 1750–2030 hrs

Before purchasing flights

The flight and transfer times above are not up to date. Check the current timetable and confirm transfer times with us before buying tickets, and ask what happens if a flight is delayed or arrives too late for the planned boat connection.

Map of Sabah, Borneo, showing Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Sipadan Water Village
Where the resort is
Transfer van and three staff members outside the airport terminal
Airport shuttle

The journey

From Tawau
to Mabul.

  1. Tawau Airport
  2. Semporna
  3. Mabul Island

Tawau Airport is the closest airport. On arrival, guests are transferred by road to Semporna and then onward by speedboat to Sipadan Water Village. Transfers to and from Tawau Airport and Tawau town are included in the package.

The journey

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