There are 6 ways to get from Alor Setar to Surat Thani by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain Butterworth
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Surat Thani Train Stationtrain 46
8h 26m฿172–1,274Train, Minivan
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Surathani Talad Kaset Stationbus
8h 41m฿347–419Drive 419 km
- Drive from Alor Setar to Surat Thanicar 419 km
6h฿1,477–2,134Fly Alor Setar to Krabi Airport, Minivan
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane AOR - KBV
- Take the bus from Krabi to Surat Thani Kaset Marketbus
10h 29m฿3,094–6,111Train, Minivan, bus
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Songkhla to Suratthanibus
10h 41m฿272–374Train, train to Hat Yai, fly to Surat Thani
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Surat Thani (URT)plane HDY - URT
10h 14m฿2,167–9,734
Alor Setar to Surat Thani by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alor Setar to Surat Thani is to train and Minivan and bus which costs ฿270 - ฿380 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Alor Setar to Surat Thani is to drive which takes 6h and costs ฿1400 - ฿2200.
The distance between Alor Setar and Surat Thani is 422 km. The road distance is 419 km.
The best way to get from Alor Setar to Surat Thani without a car is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs ฿170 - ฿1300.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Alor Setar to Surat Thani, including transfers.
Surat Thani is 1h behind Alor Setar. It is currently 12:05 AM in Alor Setar and 11:05 PM in Surat Thani.
Yes, the driving distance between Alor Setar to Surat Thani is 419 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Alor Setar to Surat Thani.
There are 171+ hotels available in Surat Thani.
What companies run services between Alor Setar, Malaysia and Surat Thani, Thailand?
You can take a train from Alor Setar to Surathani Talad Kaset Station via Padang Besar, Padang Besar, Surat Thani Train Station, and Surat Thani station in around 8h 26m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–4,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,500
Flights from Hat Yai to Surat Thani via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–5,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–8,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Alor Setar to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–8,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–5,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–75
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿110–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿320–450
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿900–1,200
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿45–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿45–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–340
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50–110
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Surathani Talad Kaset Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿235
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Krabi to Surat Thani Kaset Market
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿310–550
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
Bus from Songkhla to Suratthani
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿125
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