There are 2 ways to get from Kuching to Alor Setar by plane, car ferry, or tram
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Fly to Alor Setar
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KCH - AOR
4h 54mRM 533–940Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, tram
cheapest- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KCH - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Alor Setartram
5h 52mRM 239–668
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Alor Setar is to fly and car ferry and tram which costs RM 230 - RM 700 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Alor Setar is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs RM 500 - RM 950.
The distance between Kuching and Alor Setar is 1247 km.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Kuching to Alor Setar, including transfers.
There are 444+ hotels available in Alor Setar.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Alor Setar, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Malindo Airways fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–600
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 200–600
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–600
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 200–600
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–23
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–23
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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