There are 4 ways to get from Hat Yai to Sabah by train, tram, plane, 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.
Train, tram to Alor Setar, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukittram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane AOR - BKI
8h 32mRM 432–1,760Fly Hat Yai to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane HDY - BKI
7h 42mRM 377–1,407Train, tram to Alor Setar, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukittram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane AOR - SDK
12h 50mRM 436–1,690Train, bus to Sultan Ismail Petra, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Sungai Koloktrain
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Rantau Panjang to Stesen Bas Kota Bharubus
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KBR - BKI
11h 4mRM 397–1,438
Alor Setar (AOR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hat Yai to Sabah is to train and bus and fly which costs RM 390 - RM 1500 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hat Yai to Sabah is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs RM 370 - RM 1500.
The distance between Hat Yai and Sabah is 1844 km.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Hat Yai to Sabah, including transfers.
Sabah is 1h ahead of Hat Yai. It is currently 6:06 PM in Hat Yai and 7:06 PM in Sabah.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Hat Yai, Thailand and Sabah, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Thai AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,700
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,700
Flights from Hat Yai to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,400
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,600
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,100
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
Flights from Hat Yai to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–1,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,300
Train operators
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
Train from Hat Yai to Sungai Kolok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 16–20
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 8–12
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 40–44
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
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
Tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–19
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–3
- Express
- RM 12–19
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
Tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–19
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–3
- Express
- RM 12–19
Bus operators
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ekspres Mutiara
Bus from Stesen Bas Rantau Panjang to Stesen Bas Kota Bharu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 13–23
- Schedules at
- Ekspres Mutiara
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