There are 7 ways to get from Nilai to Padang Besar by plane, tram, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
best- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUL - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartram
4h 6m฿1,227–3,215Tram, train
cheapest- Take the tram from Nilai to Kl Sentraltram Seremban Line
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besartrain Ets
7h 28m฿143–876Bus, tram
- Take the bus from Seremban to Alor Setarbus
- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besartram Padang Besar Line
9h 56m฿820–1,233Drive 547.3 km
- Drive from Nilai to Padang Besarcar 547.3 km
6h 8m฿2,513–3,630Bus, train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the bus from Nilai Sentral to Klia2bus
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SZB - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartram
6h 1m฿2,174–5,873Fly Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Hat Yai, bus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane KUL - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
6h 7m฿3,592–7,190Train
- Take the train from Nilai to Kuala Lumpurtrain Pulau Sebang
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besartrain Northbound
8h 36m฿775–814
Nilai to Padang Besar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nilai to Padang Besar is to tram and train which costs ฿140 - ฿900 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Nilai to Padang Besar is to fly and tram which takes 4h 6m and costs ฿1200 - ฿3300.
No, there is no direct train from Nilai to Padang Besar. However, there are services departing from Nilai and arriving at Padang Besar via Kl Sentral. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Nilai and Padang Besar is 519 km. The road distance is 547.3 km.
The best way to get from Nilai to Padang Besar without a car is to train which takes 8h 36m and costs ฿770 - ฿820.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Nilai to Padang Besar, including transfers.
Nilai to Padang Besar train services, operated by KTM Komuter, depart from Nilai station.
Nilai to Padang Besar train services, operated by KTM Komuter, arrive at Kuala Lumpur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nilai to Padang Besar is 547 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Nilai to Padang Besar.
Book your Nilai to Padang Besar train tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Nilai, Malaysia and Padang Besar, Thailand?
You can take a train from Nilai to Padang Besar via Kuala Lumpur in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–3,300
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,600
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–3,300
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–4,400
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿14–150
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿14–21
- Express
- ฿100–150
Tram from Nilai to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿12–150
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿12–17
- Express
- ฿100–150
Train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿110–550
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿110–160
- Express
- ฿360–550
Tram from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿16–160
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿16–23
- Express
- ฿110–160
Tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿14–150
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿14–21
- Express
- ฿100–150
- 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
- ฿667
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- ฿410–440
- Gold
- ฿667
- Platinum
- ฿890–930
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿665
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- ฿410–440
- Gold
- ฿665
- Platinum
- ฿880–930
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿14–600
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Nilai to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿110–150
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +6012 4703155
- Website
- intercity.my
Bus from Seremban to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–900
- Schedules at
- new.intercity.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6 012 205 2259
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mybus Kr Travel
Bus from Nilai Sentral to Klia2
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿35–160
- Website
- Mybus Kr Travel
- Phone
- +66 2 295 1095
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,560
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
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