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 50mRM 823–1,327Fly 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
5h 56mRM 287–1,026Fly 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 50mRM 319–1,150Fly 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 43mRM 456–1,353
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 280 - RM 1100 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak is to fly and train which takes 4h 43m and costs RM 450 - RM 1400.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Perak is 1679 km.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Perak, including transfers.
There are 1518+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ipoh via Kuching, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–950
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–900
- 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
- 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 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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