There are 9 ways to get from Malacca to Padang Besar by bus, train, car, plane, or tram
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Kliabus
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besartrain Ets
8h 35m฿344–1,618Bus, train via George Town
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Butterworthbus Tbs
- Take the train from Butterworth to Padang Besartrain
9h 44m฿898–1,315Drive 640.3 km
- Drive from Malacca to Padang Besarcar 640.3 km
7h 8m฿2,406–3,475Bus to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to KL International Airport T2bus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUL - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besartram
7h 55m฿1,123–3,127Bus
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Kangarbus Melaka Sentral
- Take the bus from Terminal Bukit Lagi Kangar to Terminal Padang Besar Perlisbus R11
11h 34m฿1,002–1,626Bus, train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Kliabus
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SZB - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besartram
8h 44m฿1,887–5,719Bus to Senai International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminalbus
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane JHB - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besartram
9h 51m฿2,298–4,695Bus to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to KL International Airport T2bus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane KUL - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
9h 8m฿2,420–7,554Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train
- Take the bus from Casa del Rio Melaka to Bugis MRT Exit Dbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane SIN - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
11h 5m฿4,402–8,547
Malacca to Padang Besar by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malacca to Padang Besar is to bus and train which costs ฿340 - ฿1700 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Malacca to Padang Besar is to drive which takes 7h 8m and costs ฿2400 - ฿3500.
No, there is no direct bus from Malacca to Padang Besar. However, there are services departing from Melaka Sentral and arriving at Terminal Padang Besar Perlis via Terminal Bukit Lagi Kangar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 34m.
The distance between Malacca and Padang Besar is 697 km. The road distance is 640.3 km.
The best way to get from Malacca to Padang Besar without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 35m and costs ฿340 - ฿1700.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Malacca to Padang Besar, including transfers.
Malacca to Padang Besar bus services, operated by Sri Maju, depart from Melaka Sentral station.
Malacca to Padang Besar bus services, operated by Sri Maju, arrive at Kangar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malacca to Padang Besar is 640 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Malacca to Padang Besar.
Book your Malacca to Padang Besar bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Malacca, Malaysia and Padang Besar, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Padang Besar Perlis via Terminal Bukit Lagi Kangar in around 11h 34m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–3,700
Flights from Senai International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–4,200
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–3,700
Flights from Senai International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–4,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–2,600
Flights from Senai International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,900
Flights from Senai International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–5,500
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–9,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿14–600
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿14–600
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–550
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿100–160
- Express
- ฿360–550
Tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿15–160
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿15–23
- Express
- ฿100–160
Tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿15–160
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿15–23
- Express
- ฿100–160
Tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿15–160
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿15–23
- Express
- ฿100–160
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿11–140
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿11–16
- Express
- ฿95–140
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿11–140
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿11–16
- Express
- ฿95–140
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿657
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- ฿400–440
- Gold
- ฿657
- Platinum
- ฿870–920
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Butterworth to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿340–470
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 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 Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 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
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- [email protected]
- Website
- StarMart Express
Bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Klia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–320
- Book at
- Omio
- Website
- StarMart Express
Bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to KL International Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿240–340
- Book at
- Omio
- Website
- StarMart Express
Bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Klia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–320
- Book at
- Omio
- Website
- StarMart Express
Bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to KL International Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿240–340
- Book at
- Omio
- Website
- StarMart Express
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- [email protected]
- Website
- Melor Interline Express
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿98
- Schedules at
- Melor Interline Express
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿190–270
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿350–750
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿300–440
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿170–260
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- [email protected]
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿98
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿286
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transnasional
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿110–150
- Website
- Transnasional
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- [email protected]
- Website
- KPB Express
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿260–650
- Website
- KPB Express
- Phone
- 019-2179072
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maraliner
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿460–700
- Website
- Maraliner
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sri Maju
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Kangar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,300
- Website
- Sri Maju
- Phone
- +6012 4703155
- Website
- intercity.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Kangar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,050
- Schedules at
- new.intercity.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 3-2385 9090
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mara Liner MyBAS
Bus from Terminal Bukit Lagi Kangar to Terminal Padang Besar Perlis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿45–600
- Website
- Mara Liner MyBAS
- Phone
- (+65) 6348 6909
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkkl.com.sg
Bus from Casa del Rio Melaka to Bugis MRT Exit D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,300
- Schedules at
- kkkl.com.sg
- Book at
- easybook.com
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