There are 5 ways to get from Kuching to Taiping by plane, tram, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Ipoh, tram
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ipoh (IPH)plane KCH - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Taipingtram
8h 57mRM 470–814Fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, tram
cheapest- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KCH - PEN
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Taipingtram
6h 11mRM 195–471Fly to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KCH - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Taipingtrain
6h 42mRM 390–667Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane KCH - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Taipingtrain
6h 49mRM 199–463Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane KCH - SZB
- Take the train from Sungai Buluh to Taipingtrain
6h 36mRM 235–487
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Taiping is to fly and car ferry and tram which costs RM 190 - RM 480 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Taiping is to fly and car ferry and tram which takes 6h 11m and costs RM 190 - RM 480.
The distance between Kuching and Taiping is 1163 km.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Kuching to Taiping, including transfers.
There are 288+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Taiping, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Kuching to Taiping. However, you can take the taxi to Kuching International Airport (KCH) airport, fly to Ipoh (IPH), walk to Ipoh Airport, take the bus to Medan Kidd, walk to Ipoh, then take the vehicle to Taiping. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Kuching International Airport (KCH) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to Penang Airport, take the bus to Weld Quay, walk to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, walk to Butterworth, then take the vehicle to Taiping.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ipoh via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 140–750
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–750
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Sibu, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–850
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–270
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–1,400
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–1,400
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–290
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–360
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–5,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 7–23
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 15–22
- Shuttle
- RM 7–21
- Express First
- RM 17–23
Tram from Butterworth to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–22
- Shuttle
- RM 9–26
- Express First
- RM 19–25
Train from Anak Bukit to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 19–55
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 19–26
- Shuttle
- RM 19–55
- Express First
- RM 30–40
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 22–90
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 22–35
- Shuttle
- RM 30–90
- Express First
- RM 45–60
Train from Sungai Buluh to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 21–85
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 21–30
- Shuttle
- RM 30–85
- Express First
- RM 40–55
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–55
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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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