There are 5 ways to get from London to Taiping by plane, tram, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Ipoh, tram
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ipoh (IPH)plane LHR - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Taipingtram
22h 42mRM 2,733–10,196Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane LHR - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Taipingtrain
19h 43mRM 1,068–5,105Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ipoh, tram
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ipoh (IPH)plane LGW - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Taipingtram
24h 20mRM 3,062–10,139Fly London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane LHR - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Star to Taipingtrain
21h 23mRM 1,643–7,720Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane LHR - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Taipingtrain
23h 16mRM 1,959–3,573
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ipoh (IPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Taiping is to fly and train which costs RM 1000 - RM 5500 and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from London to Taiping is to fly and train which takes 19h 43m and costs RM 1000 - RM 5500.
The distance between London and Taiping is 10499 km.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from London to Taiping, including transfers.
Taiping is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 1:18 AM in London and 9:18 AM in Taiping.
There are 291+ hotels available in Taiping.
What companies run services between London, England and Taiping, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from London to Taiping. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Ipoh (IPH), walk to Ipoh Airport, take the bus to Medan Kidd, walk to Ipoh, then take the vehicle to Taiping.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ipoh via Phuket, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ipoh via Phuket, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–10,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–12,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,010–1,050
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,500
- 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
Train from Kl Sentral to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Alor Star to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 18–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–26
- Shuttle
- RM 18–50
- Express First
- RM 30–40
Train from Padang Besar to Taiping
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–75
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 20–29
- Shuttle
- RM 26–75
- Express First
- RM 35–50
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 50–75
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- RM 50–75
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 80–120
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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 21–45
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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 6–120
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 6–20
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 70–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 90–120
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