There are 8 ways to get from Malaysia to Ko Lipe by train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besartrain Ets
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain 46
- Take the ferry from Hat Yai Clock Tower to Bundhaya Pier 1ferry
10h 37m฿1,265–1,970Train, bus via George Town
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworthtrain Northbound
- Take the bus from Chai Leng Park Caltex to Koh Lipebus Chai Leng Park Caltex - Koh Lipe
14h 56m฿2,142–2,146Fly from Penang International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane PEN - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pierferry
11h 2m฿2,903–7,708Train, bus
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the bus from Butterworth Bus Terminal to Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1bus Butterworth Bus Terminal - Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 / ...
14h 59m฿1,954–2,276Bus
- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Butterworthbus KL Sentral
- Take the bus from Butterworth Bus Terminal to Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1bus Butterworth Bus Terminal - Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 / ...
15h 48m฿2,105–2,613Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, ferry
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane SZB - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pierferry
10h 46m฿3,385–8,685Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane KUL - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pierferry
12h 22m฿3,134–7,203Bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane SIN - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pierferry
13h 20m฿4,146–9,792
Malaysia to Ko Lipe by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malaysia to Ko Lipe is to train and ferry which costs ฿1200 - ฿2000 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Malaysia to Ko Lipe is to train and ferry which takes 10h 37m and costs ฿1200 - ฿2000.
No, there is no direct bus from Malaysia to Ko Lipe. However, there are services departing from KL Sentral and arriving at Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 via Butterworth Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 48m.
The distance between Malaysia and Ko Lipe is 705 km.
The best way to get from Malaysia to Ko Lipe without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 37m and costs ฿1200 - ฿2000.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Malaysia to Ko Lipe, including transfers.
Malaysia to Ko Lipe bus services, operated by Suasana Edaran, depart from KL Sentral station.
Malaysia to Ko Lipe bus services, operated by Suasana Edaran, arrive at Butterworth station.
Book your Malaysia to Ko Lipe bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
There are 87+ hotels available in Ko Lipe.
What companies run services between Malaysia and Ko Lipe, Thailand?
You can take a bus from KL Sentral to Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1 via Butterworth Bus Terminal in around 15h 48m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿650–3,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,300
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–6,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–6,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–6,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–7,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–6,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–6,500
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–9,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–7,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–6,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–6,500
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–9,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–3,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–4,400
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–7,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿110–550
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿110–160
- Express
- ฿360–550
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿80–410
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿80–120
- Express
- ฿280–410
- Website
- Thai Railway
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿50–350
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿499
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- ฿310–340
- Gold
- ฿499
- Platinum
- ฿660–690
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿45–650
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +66 2 269 1069
- [email protected]
- Website
- KST Travel
Bus from Chai Leng Park Caltex to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,630
- Website
- KST Travel
- Phone
- +66 2 295 1095
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Butterworth Bus Terminal to Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,874
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Butterworth Bus Terminal to Koh Lipe Bundhaya Resort Pier 1
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,874
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
- Phone
- 03 – 5569 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- suasanaedaran.com
Bus from KL Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–750
- Book at
- easybook.com
- 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
- ฿130–600
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- +66 82 419 6222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Awaycation Trip
Ferry from Hat Yai Clock Tower to Bundhaya Pier 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,105
- Website
- Awaycation Trip
- Phone
- +66 2 326 1126
- [email protected]
- Website
- Satun Center Tour
Ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,177
- Schedules at
- Satun Center Tour
Ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,177
- Schedules at
- Satun Center Tour
Ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,177
- Schedules at
- Satun Center Tour
Ferry from Langkawi International Airport to Koh Lipe Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,177
- Schedules at
- Satun Center Tour
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF, Which side of Niagara Falls should I choose (and how do I get there)?, and 5 incredible day trips from Florence by train - to help you get the most out of your next trip.














