There are 4 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak by plane, car ferry, or train
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 Ipoh
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ipoh (IPH)plane BKI - IPH
5h 25mRM 874–1,430Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane BKI - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Tanjong Malimtrain
6h 3mRM 297–976Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BKI - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
5h 57mRM 348–1,050Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane BKI - SZB
- Take the train from Sungai Buloh to Tanjong Malimtrain
4h 46mRM 367–1,354
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak is to fly and train which costs RM 290 - RM 1000 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak is to fly and train which takes 4h 46m and costs RM 360 - RM 1400.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Perak is 1676 km.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak, including transfers.
There are 1498+ hotels available in Perak.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Perak, Malaysia?
AirAsia and Scoot Tigerair fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ipoh (IPH) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Kuching, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–1,400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260–600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,100
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,700
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,100
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 320–1,100
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 310–950
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Sungai Buloh to Tanjong Malim
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–19
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–3
- Express
- RM 13–19
Train from Kl Sentral to Tanjong Malim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Sungai Buloh to Tanjong Malim
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–23
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Sungai Buloh to Tanjong Malim
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 17
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 13–15
- Gold
- RM 17
- Platinum
- RM 19–21
Train from Kl Sentral to Tanjong Malim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–24
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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Ferry operators
- 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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