There are 4 ways to get from Kuching to Kedah by plane, car ferry, tram, or train
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Fly to Alor Setar
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KCH - AOR
4h 5mRM 562–978Fly 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 Sungai Petanitram
5h 18mRM 238–662Fly to Langkawi International Airport
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane KCH - LGK
3h 53mRM 482–1,038Fly to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ipoh (IPH)plane KCH - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Parit Buntartrain
6h 58mRM 536–986
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Kedah is to fly and car ferry and tram which costs RM 230 - RM 700 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Kedah is to fly which takes 3h 53m and costs RM 480 - RM 1100.
The distance between Kuching and Kedah is 1241 km.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Kuching to Kedah, including transfers.
There are 493+ hotels available in Kedah.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Kedah, 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 Langkawi International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–800
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
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ipoh via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–850
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–850
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Butterworth to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
Train from Ipoh to Parit Buntar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–26
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 17–26
- 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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