There are 4 ways to get from Taiping to Sabah by train, car ferry, or plane
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Train, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Taiping to Butterworthtrain
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
6h 45mRM 307–1,139Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Taiping to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KUL - BKI
8h 33mRM 283–1,123Train to Ipoh, fly
- Take the train from Taiping to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IPH - BKI
7h 36mRM 753–1,430Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly
- Take the train from Taiping to Sungai Bulohtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane SZB - BKI
7h 7mRM 479–1,342
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiping to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 280 - RM 1200 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Taiping to Sabah is to train and car ferry and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs RM 300 - RM 1200.
The distance between Taiping and Sabah is 1869 km.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Taiping to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1167+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Taiping, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Taiping to Sabah. However, you can take the train to Butterworth, walk to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, walk to Weld Quay, take the bus to Penang Airport, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can take the train to Ipoh, walk to Medan Kidd, take the bus to Ipoh Airport, walk to Ipoh (IPH) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI).
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,100
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–950
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,900
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,700
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–22
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–22
Train from Taiping to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 14–20
Train from Taiping to Sungai Buloh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 6–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 6–10
- Express
- RM 26–40
Train from Taiping to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 7–40
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 7–11
- Express
- RM 27–40
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 23–35
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Taiping to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 19–27
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 21
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 16–18
- Gold
- RM 21
- Platinum
- RM 25–27
- 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
- RM 5–80
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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