There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Alor Setar by plane, train, or tram
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Fly Istanbul to Alor Setar
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane IST - AOR
17h 44mRM 1,515–4,475Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai, train, tram
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane SAW - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Alor Startram
24h 13mRM 911–2,539Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SAW - AOR
18h 15mRM 931–3,442Fly Istanbul to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane IST - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Alor Startram
19h 7mRM 1,189–4,637
Istanbul (IST) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Alor Setar is to fly and train and tram which costs RM 900 - RM 2600 and takes 24h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Alor Setar is to fly which takes 17h 44m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4500.
The distance between Istanbul and Alor Setar is 8078 km.
It takes approximately 17h 44m to get from Istanbul to Alor Setar, including transfers.
Alor Setar is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 4:26 AM in Istanbul and 9:26 AM in Alor Setar.
There are 462+ hotels available in Alor Setar.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Alor Setar, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alor Setar (AOR) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,100
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–8,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,100
Train operators
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Padang Besar to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–19
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 1–3
- Express
- RM 13–19
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