There are 7 ways to get from Australia to Taiping by plane, train, car ferry, tram, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Perth Airport to Ipoh, train
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Ipoh (IPH)plane PER - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain
11h 54mRM 1,011–3,240Fly Perth Airport to Penang International Airport, car ferry, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PER - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Taipingtrain
13h 18mRM 415–1,152Fly Perth Airport to Alor Setar, tram, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane PER - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajamtram
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Taipingtrain
13h 39mRM 881–2,485Fly Adelaide Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Ipoh (IPH)plane ADL - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain
17h 4mRM 1,416–3,743Fly Perth Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane PER - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Taipingtrain
13h 15mRM 467–1,538Fly Perth Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane PER - SZB
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Taipingtrain
15hRM 1,216–2,555Fly Perth Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane PER - KBR
- Take the bus from Kota Bharu to Kuala Kangsarbus
18h 29mRM 856–2,487
Perth Airport (PER) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Taiping is to fly and train which costs RM 460 - RM 1600 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Taiping is to fly and train which takes 11h 54m and costs RM 1000 - RM 3300.
The distance between Australia and Taiping is 4452 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Australia to Taiping, including transfers.
There are 302+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between Australia and Taiping, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Australia to Taiping. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Ipoh (IPH), walk to Ipoh Airport, take the bus to Medan Kidd, walk to Ipoh, then take the train to Taiping. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to Penang Airport, take the bus to Weld Quay, walk to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, walk to Butterworth, then take the train to Taiping.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–9,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–3,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–9,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ipoh via Perth Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ipoh via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,300
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 14–20
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 14–20
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Kota Bharu to Kuala Kangsar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–140
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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