There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Darwin by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SZB - DRW
12h 25m$786–1,146Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane KUL - DRW
10h 7m$238–668Bus to Malacca International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentralbus
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MKZ - DRW
13h 7m$382–1,355Train to Ipoh, fly
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane IPH - DRW
14h 20m$488–1,857Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SIN - DRW
13h 23m$534–1,192Bus to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambangbus
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane KUA - DRW
17h 38m$448–1,674
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Darwin is to train and fly which costs $230 - $700 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Darwin is to train and fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $230 - $700.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Darwin is 3712 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 7:07 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 8:37 AM in Darwin.
There are 497+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ipoh to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Ipoh to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dili
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–3
- Express
- $8–12
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $3–5
- Express
- $11–16
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- $12–14
- Gold
- $20
- Platinum
- $25–27
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- [email protected]
- Website
- Melor Interline Express
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Melor Interline Express
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- [email protected]
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transnasional
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Transnasional
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–25
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- (+60) 123895689
- [email protected]
- Website
- laholidays.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- laholidays.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
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