There are 8 ways to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur, train • 5h 26m
RM 255 - RM 727
Cheapest option
Train via Padang Besar • 24h 19m
RM 83 - RM 333
6 alternative options
Fly Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur, train • 6h 5m
RM 181 - RM 877
Fly Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah • 7h 31m
RM 488 - RM 1818
Fly Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah • 8h
RM 344 - RM 918
Bus • 25h 16m
RM 151 - RM 230
Train • 2 days 3h
RM 15273
Drive • 19h 14m
RM 550 - RM 850
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The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to train via Padang Besar which costs ฿600 - ฿2500 and takes 24h 19m.
The quickest way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which costs ฿1800 - ฿5500 and takes 5h 26m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bangkok Hualamphong and arriving at Kuala Lumpur. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur is 1187 km. The road distance is 1466.8 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur without a car is to train via Padang Besar which takes 24h 19m and costs ฿600 - ฿2500.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur train services, operated by State Railway of Thailand, depart from Hua Lamphong station.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs ฿3500 - ฿14000. Alternatively, you can train via Padang Besar, which costs ฿600 - ฿2500 and takes 24h 19m, you could also bus, which costs ฿1100 - ฿1700 and takes 25h 16m.
The quickest flight from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Kuala Lumpur is 1h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 2:16 PM in Bangkok and 3:16 PM in Kuala Lumpur.
- Distance: 1187.5 km
- Duration: 5h 26m
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and nine other airlines fly from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur via Padang Besar and Padang Besar in around 24h 19m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250 - RM 1400
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Trengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400 - RM 1200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700 - RM 1800
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230 - RM 700
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 270 - RM 750
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260 - RM 750
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 220 - RM 800
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240 - RM 1500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Trengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 400 - RM 1200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700 - RM 1800
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230 - RM 700
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 270 - RM 750
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260 - RM 750
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 220 - RM 800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190 - RM 600
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 360 - RM 1000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 380 - RM 1100
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 240 - RM 850
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 240 - RM 850
Flights from Don Muang to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 230 - RM 700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 260 - RM 1300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130 - RM 700
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240 - RM 1500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500 - RM 1100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130 - RM 460
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur via Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130 - RM 460
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350 - RM 1300
- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270 - RM 700
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 280 - RM 800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700 - RM 1600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 310 - RM 1800
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 40 - RM 70
- Website
- http://www.kliaekspres.com/
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- Phone
- 1690
- webmaster.srt@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hua Lamphong to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35 - RM 250
- Website
- http://www.railway.co.th/main/timetable/time-train.html
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Schedules at
- http://procurement.railway.co.th/checktime/checktime.asp?lenguage=Eng
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 35 - RM 50
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 100 - RM 150
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 70 - RM 95
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 190 - RM 250
- Phone
- 03 2267 1200
- cllcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 45 - RM 85
- Website
- http://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 49 - RM 53
- Gold
- RM 70 - RM 85
- Platinum
- RM 95 - RM 120
- Phone
- 001800 8392 3500
- reservations.singapore@belmond.com
- Website
- belmond.com
Train from Bangkok Hualamphong to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 15273
- Schedules at
- belmond.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 089 226 2769
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 90 - RM 140
- Schedules at
- home.transport.co.th
- Phone
- 603-62637668
- Website
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
Bus from Hatyai to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 79
- Schedules at
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +60 3-2143 2299
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Hatyai to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 65
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +604 313 4620
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Hatyai to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55
- Schedules at
- srimaju.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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More Questions & Answers
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur train services, operated by KTM ETS Malaysia Railway, arrive at Kuala Lumpur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is 1467 km. It takes approximately 19h 14m to drive from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.
Royal Jordanian, Thai Smile, Thai Airways International and five other airlines offer flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport.
There are 5143+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur. Prices start at RM 500 per night.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi Airport is to train which takes 26 min and costs ฿40 - ฿55.