There are 3 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Hat Yai by plane, train, or car
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Fly to Hat Yai
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane BKI - HDY
6h 4m฿4,543–16,277Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, drive, train
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane BKI - KBR
- Drive from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sungai Kolokcar
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yaitrain
8h 10m฿3,833–13,397Fly to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane BKI - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
8h 53m฿5,478–12,477
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hat Yai (HDY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Hat Yai is to fly and drive and train which costs ฿3800 - ฿14000 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Hat Yai is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs ฿4500 - ฿17000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Hat Yai is 1755 km.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Hat Yai, including transfers.
Hat Yai is 1h behind Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 1:20 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 12:20 PM in Hat Yai.
There are 616+ hotels available in Hat Yai.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Hat Yai, Thailand?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Hat Yai (HDY) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–17,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–17,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–8,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–16,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿120–170
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- 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
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
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