There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Kangar by plane, car, car ferry, tram, train, or ferry
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 Alor Setar
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MAA - AOR
10h 29mRM 586–1,852Fly to Langkawi International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane MAA - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Perlisferry
12h 11mRM 523–1,411Drive 5,096.4 km
- Drive from Chennai to Kangarcar 5,096.4 km
3d 4hRM 2,452–3,542Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, tram
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MAA - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Arautram
10h 30mRM 579–1,160Fly to Trang Airport, drive
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Trang Airport (TST)plane MAA - TST
- Drive from Trang-Airport-TST to Kangarcar
11h 20mRM 631–1,622Fly to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MAA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
12h 6mRM 681–1,767
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Kangar is to fly and car ferry and tram which costs RM 550 - RM 1200 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Kangar is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs RM 550 - RM 1900.
The distance between Chennai and Kangar is 2403 km. The road distance is 5096.4 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Chennai to Kangar, including transfers.
Kangar is 2h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 2:14 PM in Chennai and 4:44 PM in Kangar.
Yes, the driving distance between Chennai to Kangar is 5096 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Chennai to Kangar.
There are 359+ hotels available in Kangar.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Kangar, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Alor Setar (AOR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,400
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Butterworth to Arau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–26
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–26
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
- 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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