There are 4 ways to get from Ko Lipe to Taiping by ferry, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train via Alor Setar
best- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe to Kuah Jettyferry
- Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedahferry
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Taipingtrain Ets
7h 32mRM 176–272Bus
- Take the bus from Bundhaya Pier 1 to Kuala Perlisbus Bundhaya Pier 1 - Kuala Perlis
- Take the bus from Kuala Perlis to Kamuntingbus
10h 54mRM 459–471Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 to Butterworth Bus Terminalferry Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 - Butterworth Bus Terminal / ...
- Take the train from Butterworth to Taipingtrain Butterworth
9h 38mRM 229–256Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Pattaya Beach Koh Lipe to Penang Georgetown Komtarferry
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Taipingtrain
10h 39mRM 279–308
Ko Lipe to Taiping by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ko Lipe to Taiping is to ferry and train which costs RM 220 - RM 260 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Lipe to Taiping is to ferry and train via Alor Setar which takes 7h 32m and costs RM 170 - RM 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Ko Lipe to Taiping. However, there are services departing from Bundhaya Pier 1 and arriving at Kamunting via Kuala Perlis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 54m.
The distance between Ko Lipe and Taiping is 302 km.
The best way to get from Ko Lipe to Taiping without a car is to ferry and train via Alor Setar which takes 7h 32m and costs RM 170 - RM 280.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Ko Lipe to Taiping, including transfers.
Ko Lipe to Taiping bus services, operated by Marinee Travel, depart from Bundhaya Pier 1 station.
Ko Lipe to Taiping bus services, operated by Marinee Travel, arrive at Kuala Perlis station.
Taiping is 1h ahead of Ko Lipe. It is currently 9:55 PM in Ko Lipe and 10:55 PM in Taiping.
There are 301+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between Ko Lipe, Thailand and Taiping, Malaysia?
You can take a bus from Bundhaya Pier 1 to Taiping via Kuala Perlis, Kamunting, and Kamunting in around 10h 54m.
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Alor Setar to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 4–29
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 4–7
- Express
- RM 20–29
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Alor Setar to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 32
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 22–24
- Gold
- RM 32
- Platinum
- RM 40–42
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 19
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 19
- Platinum
- RM 22–24
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 19
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 19
- Platinum
- RM 22–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 20–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 20–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +66 2 339 1139
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marinee Travel
Bus from Bundhaya Pier 1 to Kuala Perlis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 363
- Website
- Marinee Travel
- Phone
- 019-627 9129
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sani Express
Bus from Kuala Perlis to Kamunting
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 95
- Website
- Sani Express
- Phone
- +66 2 333 1133
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fern Holiday Tour
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Kuah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 152
- Website
- Fern Holiday Tour
- Phone
- +66 82 419 6222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Awaycation Trip
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Kuah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 150
- Website
- Awaycation Trip
- Phone
- +66 2 295 1095
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Kuah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 189
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
Ferry from Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 to Butterworth Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 227
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
- Phone
- +66 2 208 1008
- [email protected]
- Website
- Thubthim Siam Travel
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Kuah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 190
- Website
- Thubthim Siam Travel
Ferry from Pattaya Beach Koh Lipe to Penang Georgetown Komtar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 276
- Website
- Thubthim Siam Travel
- Phone
- 04-966 5889
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
Ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 20–45
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
- Adult (MyKad holder)
- RM 20
- Adult (Non MyKad)
- RM 45
- 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 1–2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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