There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Taiping by plane, train, car ferry, tram, or bus
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Fly to Ipoh, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ipoh (IPH)plane SYD - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Taipingtrain
15h 49mRM 1,364–3,698Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SYD - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Taipingtrain
16h 40mRM 920–2,596Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SYD - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Taipingtrain
16h 38mRM 968–2,110Fly to Alor Setar, tram, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SYD - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajamtram
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Taipingtrain
17h 9mRM 1,184–3,243Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane SYD - SZB
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Taipingtrain
18h 55mRM 1,269–2,213Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane SYD - KBR
- Take the bus from Kota Bharu to Kuala Kangsarbus
21h 49mRM 1,059–2,745
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Taiping is to fly and car ferry and train which costs RM 950 - RM 2200 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Taiping is to fly and train which takes 15h 49m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3700.
The distance between Sydney and Taiping is 6867 km.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Sydney to Taiping, including transfers.
Taiping is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 3:56 PM in Sydney and 12:56 PM in Taiping.
There are 303+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Taiping, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Taiping. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Ipoh (IPH), walk to Ipoh Airport, take the bus to Medan Kidd, walk to Ipoh, then take the train to Taiping. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to Penang Airport, take the bus to Weld Quay, walk to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, walk to Butterworth, then take the train to Taiping.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 14–20
Train from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Tram from Anak Bukit to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Kota Bharu to Kuala Kangsar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–140
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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