There are 3 ways to get from Taiping to Simpang by train, car ferry, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport, taxi
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 Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)plane PEN - DJB
- Take the taxi from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Simpangtaxi
11h 24mRp 1,231,732–5,671,721Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport, taxi
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 Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)plane KUL - DJB
- Take the taxi from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Simpangtaxi
12h 21mRp 811,399–4,048,616Train to Ipoh, fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, taxi
- Take the train from Taiping to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane IPH - PLM
- Take the taxi from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Simpangtaxi
13h 24mRp 3,416,954–10,527,464
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiping to Simpang is to train and fly and taxi which costs Rp800000 - Rp4100000 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Taiping to Simpang is to train and car ferry and fly and taxi which takes 11h 24m and costs Rp1200000 - Rp6000000.
The distance between Taiping and Simpang is 1068 km.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Taiping to Simpang, including transfers.
Simpang is 1h behind Taiping. It is currently 2:00 AM in Taiping and 1:00 AM in Simpang.
What companies run services between Taiping, Malaysia and Simpang, Jambi, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Taiping to Simpang. 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, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), then take the taxi to Simpang. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kl Sentral, walk to Kl Sentral, take the train to Klia T2, walk to Klia2, take the bus to Klia 1 2, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), then take the taxi to Simpang.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–7,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–4,300,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 11,000–95,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 11,000–16,000
- Express
- Rp 65,000–95,000
Train from Taiping to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 32,000–180,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 32,000–45,000
- Express
- Rp 120,000–180,000
Train from Taiping to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,000–90,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 9,000–14,000
- Express
- Rp 60,000–90,000
- 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
- Rp 8,274
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Estimated price
- Rp 100–2,400,000
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Blue Bird Group
- Phone
- +62 21 794 1234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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