There are 7 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach by train, plane, ferry, car, or bus
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Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, Longtail Boat
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane KUL - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beachferry
6h 58m฿1,786–7,816Train, drive, bus, Longtail Boat
cheapest- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Bukit Ketritrain
- Drive from Bukit Ketri to Satuncar
- Take the bus from Satun to Krabi Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Pier to Railay Eastferry
13h 48m฿968–1,498Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besartrain
- Drive from Padang Besar to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่bus
12h 44m฿1,833–4,583Drive 792.9 km
- Drive from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beachcar 792.9 km
10h 28m฿2,980–4,305Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SZB - HKT
- Take the ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beachferry
9h 50m฿5,018–10,545Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane KUL - HKT
- Take the ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beachferry
8h 11m฿3,051–8,066Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibongbus Kl
- Take the bus from Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong to Hat Yaibus
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่bus
16h 20m฿2,493–5,000
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Krabi Airport (KBV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach is to train and drive and bus and Longtail Boat which costs ฿950 - ฿1500 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach is to train and fly and Longtail Boat which takes 6h 58m and costs ฿1700 - ฿8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach. However, there are services departing from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan and arriving at Railay Beach via Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong, สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station and Krabi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Railay Beach is 759 km. The road distance is 792.9 km.
The best way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach without a car is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs ฿2400 - ฿5000.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach, including transfers.
Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach bus services, operated by KKKL Express, depart from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan station.
Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach bus services, operated by KKKL Express, arrive at Sungai Nibong station.
Railay Beach is 1h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 3:12 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 2:12 AM in Railay Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach is 793 km. It takes approximately 10h 28m to drive from Kuala Lumpur to Railay Beach.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Railay Beach, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Railay Beach via Sungai Nibong, Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong, สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station, กระบี่, and Krabi Bus Terminal in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–6,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–4,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–4,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–3,900
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–16,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–5,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–3,900
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–7,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–5,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–16,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–9,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–12,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–9,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿45–550
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿45–550
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿70–380
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- ฿70–110
- Express
- ฿260–380
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿70–380
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- ฿70–110
- Express
- ฿260–380
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿320–440
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Bukit Ketri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿280–390
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–2,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–2,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Satun to Krabi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿215
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿340–800
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 17-659 2527
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusliner.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿447
- Website
- https://www.plusliner.com.my/
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.easybook.com/en-sg/bus/operator/supernice-grassland
- Book at
- https://www.easybook.com/bus/booking/malaccanovotelmelaka-to-goldenmilecomplex
- Phone
- 019 - 545 3888
- [email protected]
- Website
- behtravelandtour.com
Bus from Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿487
- Schedules at
- behtravelandtour.com
Ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿100
Ferry from Krabi Town Pier to Railay East
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿150
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
Ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
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