There are 6 ways to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Bus, Mini Van • 24h 36m
4 alternative options
Fly Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur, train • 6h 24m
Train • 39h 21m
Drive • 19h 13m
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in Kuala Lumpur is 03 88810200.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Kuala Lumpur is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Kuala Lumpur is 1 metre.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to bus and Mini Van which costs ฿1200 - ฿1700 and takes 24h 36m.
The quickest way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which costs ฿2100 - ฿11000 and takes 5h 29m.
No, there is no direct bus from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur station. However, there are services departing from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal and arriving at KL Sentral Station via Hat Yai and George Town Penang. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 36m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bangkok Hualamphong and arriving at Kuala Lumpur. Services depart once a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 39h 21m.
The distance between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur is 1187 km. The road distance is 1465.4 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur without a car is to bus and Mini Van which takes 24h 36m and costs ฿1200 - ฿1700.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur bus services, operated by The Transport Company, depart from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal station.
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur train services, operated by Eastern and Oriental Express, depart from Bangkok Hualamphong station.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs ฿3700 - ฿10000. Alternatively, you can bus and Mini Van, which costs ฿1200 - ฿1700 and takes 24h 36m, you could also train, which costs ฿124263 and takes 39h 21m.
- Distance: 1187.5 km
- Duration: 5h 29m
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 bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Kuala Lumpur via Hat Yai, Komtar Bus Terminal, and George Town Penang in around 24h 36m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390 - RM 1200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Trengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 490 - RM 1300
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500 - RM 1700
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 2100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500 - RM 1400
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 390 - RM 2000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360 - RM 1300
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Trengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 2100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 2100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600 - RM 2200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 390 - RM 2000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 310 - RM 850
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390 - RM 1200
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500 - RM 1900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220 - RM 1000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210 - RM 550
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur via Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 320 - RM 700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Don Muang to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 270 - RM 1100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550 - RM 1900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410 - RM 1200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 700 - RM 2000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 35 - RM 55
- Website
- http://www.kliaekspres.com/
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- Phone
- 001800 8392 3500
- reservations.singapore@belmond.com
- Website
- belmond.com
Train from Bangkok Hualamphong to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 15421
- 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 Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 85 - RM 130
- Schedules at
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +60 4-261 5558
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Hat Yai to Komtar Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 52
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Penang New Asian Travel to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50
- Schedules at
- 12go.co
- Phone
- 019 - 545 3888
- beh_travel@outlook.com
- Website
- behtravelandtour.com
Bus from Hat Yai to Komtar Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 40
- Schedules at
- behtravelandtour.com
- Phone
- +60111 0661111
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from George Town Penang to KL Sentral Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 012-7082999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 55m.
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur bus services, operated by Billion Stars Express, arrive at KL Sentral Station.
Kuala Lumpur is 1h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 2:26 AM in Bangkok and 3:26 AM in Kuala Lumpur.
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur train services, operated by Eastern and Oriental Express, arrive at Kuala Lumpur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur is 1465 km. It takes approximately 19h 13m to drive from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.
Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines offer flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport.
There are 1351+ 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.