There are 6 ways to get from Kota Bharu to Satun by car, train, bus, plane, car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Kota Bharu to Sungai Kolokcar
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Drive from Padang Besar to Satuncar
7h 7m฿469–2,373Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Kangarbus Bus Terminal Kota Bharu
- Drive from Kangar to Satuncar
9h 48m฿634–1,256Drive 360.9 km
- Drive from Kota Bharu to Satuncar 360.9 km
5h 39m฿1,357–1,960Fly to Alor Setar, train, drive
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KBR - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Bukit Ketritrain
- Drive from Bukit Ketri to Satuncar
5h 43m฿3,055–6,869Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, train, drive
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KBR - PEN
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Bukit Ketritrain
- Drive from Bukit Ketri to Satuncar
6h 39m฿2,750–5,940Fly to Hat Yai, taxi
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane KBR - HDY
- Take the taxi from Hat-Yai-Airport-HDY to Satuntaxi
5h 18m฿4,560–11,489
Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Bharu to Satun is to drive and train which costs ฿460 - ฿2400 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Bharu to Satun is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 18m and costs ฿4500 - ฿12000.
The distance between Kota Bharu and Satun is 364 km. The road distance is 360.9 km.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Kota Bharu to Satun, including transfers.
Satun is 1h behind Kota Bharu. It is currently 6:21 AM in Kota Bharu and 5:21 AM in Satun.
Yes, the driving distance between Kota Bharu to Satun is 361 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Kota Bharu to Satun.
There are 140+ hotels available in Satun.
What companies run services between Kota Bharu, Malaysia and Satun, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Kota Bharu to Satun. However, you can drive to Sungai Kolok, take the train to Hat Yai, take the train to Padang Besar, then drive to Satun. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Satun via Kangar in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,900
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Alor Setar via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–11,000
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–4,400
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,900
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Alor Setar via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–11,000
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–4,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–10,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Hat Yai via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿70–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿130–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿70–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–360
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿95–120
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿15–20
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿250–280
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Bukit Ketri
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿85–120
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Butterworth to Bukit Ketri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿300–420
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Bus Terminal Kota Bharu to Kangar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿350–850
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- 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
- ฿16
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,300
Grab Taxi
- Phone
- +66 061 494 6191
- Website
- grab.com
Hat Yai Taxi 24
- Phone
- +66 85 0801987
Taxi Hat Yai
- Phone
- +66 81-5415418
- Website
- hadyaitaxi.com
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