There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kangar by plane, ferry, train, bus, or tram
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Fly to Alor Setar
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MEL - AOR
14h 44mRM 873–2,796Fly to Hat Yai, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MEL - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Kangarbus
17h 21mRM 817–2,683Fly to Langkawi International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane MEL - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Perlisferry
16h 52mRM 970–2,667Fly to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ipoh (IPH)plane MEL - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajamtram
- Take the tram from Bukit Mertajam to Arautram
20h 29mRM 1,383–4,045
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kangar is to fly and ferry which costs RM 950 - RM 2700 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kangar is to fly which takes 14h 44m and costs RM 850 - RM 2800.
The distance between Melbourne and Kangar is 6773 km.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Melbourne to Kangar, including transfers.
Kangar is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:55 AM in Melbourne and 11:55 PM in Kangar.
There are 315+ hotels available in Kangar.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kangar, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–10,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Langkawi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
Train operators
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 6–21
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 70–100
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 90–120
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 16–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 16–45
- Express First
- RM 27–35
Tram from Bukit Mertajam to Arau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 15–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–25
- Shuttle
- RM 15–45
- Express First
- RM 26–35
Bus operators
- Phone
- 019 - 2436350
- info@maralinergroup.com
- Website
- maralinergroup.my
Bus from Padang Besar to Kangar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 4–6
- Website
- https://maralinergroup.my/mybas/index.html
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 04-966 5889
- Website
- langkawiferryline.com
Ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Perlis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 21–35
- Website
- https://www.langkawiferryline.com
- Adult (MyKad holder)
- RM 21
- Adult (Non MyKad)
- RM 35
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