There are 5 ways to get from Perak to Padang Besar by train, bus, car, plane, or tram
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Train
best- Take the train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ipoh
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besartrain Butterworth
4h 5m฿351–833Train, tram
cheapest- Take the train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ipoh
- Take the tram from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besartram Padang Besar Line / ...
4h 25m฿61–623Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jalan Bendahara Ipoh to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Penang Sentral to Alor Setarbus
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
7h฿452–706Drive 305.1 km
- Drive from Ipoh to Padang Besarcar 305.1 km
3h 32m฿1,144–1,652Train, fly
- Take the train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Bulohtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SZB - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
5h 24m฿1,821–4,265
Perak to Padang Besar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perak to Padang Besar is to train and tram which costs ฿60 - ฿650 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Perak to Padang Besar is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs ฿1100 - ฿1700.
No, there is no direct train from Perak to Padang Besar. However, there are services departing from Ipoh and arriving at Padang Besar via Bukit Mertajam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 5m.
The distance between Perak and Padang Besar is 303 km. The road distance is 305.1 km.
The best way to get from Perak to Padang Besar without a car is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs ฿350 - ฿850.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Perak to Padang Besar, including transfers.
Perak to Padang Besar train services, operated by KTM Komuter, depart from Ipoh station.
Perak to Padang Besar train services, operated by KTM Komuter, arrive at Bukit Mertajam station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perak to Padang Besar is 305 km. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Perak to Padang Besar.
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What companies run services between Perak, Malaysia and Padang Besar, Thailand?
You can take a train from Ipoh to Padang Besar via Bukit Mertajam in around 4h 5m.
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,700
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿290–400
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
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 Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿140–190
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–190
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿120–170
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿290–400
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿30–220
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- ฿30–45
- Express
- ฿150–220
Train from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿30–220
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- ฿30–45
- Express
- ฿150–220
Tram from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿30–230
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- ฿30–50
- Express
- ฿150–230
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿134
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- ฿110–120
- Gold
- ฿134
- Platinum
- ฿155–165
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- [email protected]
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Jalan Bendahara Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿160–310
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Phone
- +60165217775
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Penang Sentral to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿150–210
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
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