There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Ipoh by plane, bus, or train
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 Ipoh
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ipoh (IPH)plane CNS - IPH
17h 39mRM 2,001–9,001Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane CNS - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Ipohtrain
18h 56mRM 1,008–3,614Fly to Penang International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CNS - PEN
- Take the bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Meru Rayabus
18h 24mRM 1,122–5,043Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane CNS - SZB
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipohtrain
24h 24mRM 1,307–4,741
Cairns (CNS) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Ipoh is to fly and train which costs RM 1000 - RM 3700 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Ipoh is to fly which takes 17h 39m and costs RM 2000 - RM 9000.
The distance between Cairns and Ipoh is 5459 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Cairns to Ipoh, including transfers.
Ipoh is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:49 AM in Cairns and 11:49 PM in Ipoh.
There are 1492+ hotels available in Ipoh.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Ipoh, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines and Scoot Tigerair fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ipoh (IPH) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,000
Flights from Cairns to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,000
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,700
Flights from Cairns to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cairns to Penang International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 5–35
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 5–8
- Express
- RM 22–35
Train from Kl Sentral to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 5–35
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 5–8
- Express
- RM 22–35
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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- Phone
- +60 12-470 7815
- [email protected]
- Website
- KPB Express Facebook
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 23–30
- Website
- KPB Express Facebook
- [email protected]
- Website
- Unititi Express
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 23–35
- Website
- Unititi Express
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sri Maju
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Meru Raya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 20–40
- Website
- Sri Maju
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