There are 4 ways to get from Tawau to Hat Yai by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Alor Setar, train
best- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane TWU - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
9h 48m฿4,337–17,782Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, drive, train
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane TWU - KBR
- Drive from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sungai Kolokcar
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yaitrain
11h 15m฿4,992–16,702Fly to Hat Yai
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane TWU - HDY
6h 34m฿5,502–17,582Fly to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane TWU - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Stationbus
11h 10m฿5,377–17,842
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tawau to Hat Yai is to fly and drive and train which costs ฿4900 - ฿17000 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Tawau to Hat Yai is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs ฿5500 - ฿18000.
The distance between Tawau and Hat Yai is 2115 km.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Tawau to Hat Yai, including transfers.
Hat Yai is 1h behind Tawau. It is currently 10:28 PM in Tawau and 9:28 PM in Hat Yai.
There are 621+ hotels available in Hat Yai.
What companies run services between Tawau, Malaysia and Hat Yai, Thailand?
Malaysia Airlines, Thai AirAsia, and AirAsia fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Hat Yai (HDY) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–15,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–23,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–23,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–18,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–16,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–36,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–16,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–36,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hat Yai via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
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
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿95–120
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿15–20
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿250–280
Train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿70–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿130–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿70–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–360
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–2,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
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