There are 5 ways to get from Surat Thani to Kuching by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Krabi Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Surat Thani City to Krabi Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane KBV - KCH
10h 6mTrain to Hat Yai, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hat Yaitrain
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane HDY - KCH
13h 26mRM 300–1,258Bus, bus to Phuket International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
- Take the bus from Old Phuket Bus Terminal to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane HKT - KCH
12h 37mRM 530–875Fly from Surat Thani
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane URT - KCH
10h 23mRM 588–1,861Train, drive to Sultan Ismail Petra, fly
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Sungai Koloktrain
- Drive from Sungai Kolok to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)car
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane KBR - KCH
14h 23mRM 434–885
Krabi Airport (KBV) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Surat Thani to Kuching is to train and drive and fly which costs RM 430 - RM 900 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Surat Thani to Kuching is to fly which takes 10h 23m and costs RM 550 - RM 1900.
The distance between Surat Thani and Kuching is 1665 km.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Surat Thani to Kuching, including transfers.
Kuching is 1h ahead of Surat Thani. It is currently 1:48 AM in Surat Thani and 2:48 AM in Kuching.
There are 996+ hotels available in Kuching.
What companies run services between Surat Thani, Thailand and Kuching, Malaysia?
Thai AirAsia, AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Kuching International Airport (KCH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 300–1,200
Flights from Surat Thani to Kuching International Airport via Don Muang, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Surat Thani to Kuching International Airport via Don Muang, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–650
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–650
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Kuching International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 370–650
Flights from Hat Yai to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,100
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Sungai Kolok
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 21–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 24–29
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 21–27
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 57–62
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 12–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 18–23
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 12–16
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 45–49
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani City to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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