There are 10 ways to get from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam by ferry, bus, train, car, night bus, plane or shuttle
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Recommended option
Ferry, bus, train, drive • 42h 55m
Cheapest option
Ferry, bus, train • 2 days 4h
8 alternative options
Ferry, bus • 45h 8m
Ferry, bus, train via Phnom Penh • 2 days 4h
Ferry, bus, night bus • 2 days 8h
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam is to ferry and bus and fly which costs RM 300 - RM 650 and takes 14h 22m.
The quickest way to get from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam is to ferry and bus and fly which costs RM 310 - RM 1000 and takes 9h 28m.
It is approximately 1032 km to get from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam.
It takes approximately 42h 55m to get from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to Tan Son Nhat Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 5m and has one stopover.
Vietnam Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia offer flights from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
- Distance: 1031.8 km
- Duration: 42h 55m
What companies run services between Pulau Perhentian, Malaysia and Vietnam?
There is no direct connection from Pulau Perhentian to Vietnam. However, you can take the walk to Pulau Perhentian, take the ferry to Kuala Besut, take the walk to Kuala Besut Jetty, take the bus to Terminal Kota Bharu, take the drive to Sungai Kolok, take the train to Bang Sue Junction, take the walk to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, take the bus to Phnom Penh, take the walk to Phnom Penh Phuong Trinh, take the bus to Bavet border Bus station, then take the drive to Ho Chi Minh City. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Pulau Perhentian to Ho Chi Minh City via Pulau Perhentian, Kuala Besut, Kuala Besut Jetty, Terminal Kota Bharu, Sungai Kolok, Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal, Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok, Opposite Bangkok Business College, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express in around 45h 8m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $210
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $220
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $190
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Danang via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $230
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Danang via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $210
Flights from Penang to Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $230
Flights from Penang to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $230
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $280
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $250
Flights from Penang to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Danang via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
Flights from Penang to Tan Son Nhat via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Tan Son Nhat via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $330
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Kuala Trengganu to Danang via Kuala Lumpur, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $210
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Bang Sue Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $60
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $9 - $11
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $24 - $35
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $16 - $22
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $45 - $60
Train from Sungai Kolok to Hua Lamphong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $60
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $9 - $11
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $24 - $35
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $16 - $23
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $45 - $60
Train from Hua Lamphong to Aranyaprathet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2 - $6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $17 - $24
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $25 - $35
Train from Hua Lamphong to Ban Klong Luk Border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2 - $6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $17 - $24
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $25 - $35
- Phone
- 023 992 379
- Chhon.Sotheara@trrcambodia.com
- Website
- royal-railway.com
Train from Poipet to Phnom Penh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- royalrailway.easybook.com
- Phone
- +6019-558 4736
- booking@besutjetty.com
- Website
- besutjetty.com
Bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Terminal Kota Bharu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.com
Bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Kota Bharu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.com
- Phone
- +855 70 877 727
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 023210359
- info@ppsoryatransport.com.kh
- Website
- phnompenhsorya.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Phuong Trinh to Bavet border Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- phnompenhsorya.com
- Book at
- bookmebus.com
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus from Sungai Kolok to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- 016 786 270
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
Bus from Poipet Virak Buntham Express to Siem Reap Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $13
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
Bus from Siem Reap Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Phone
- +603-7728 4789
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Kuala Besut Bus Terminal to Kangar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Website
- 12go.asia
Night bus from Satun to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Book at
- bus-tickets.busx.com
- Phone
- +855 969993333
- info@giantibis.com
- Website
- giantibis.com
Bus from Bangkok Giant Ibis to Siem Reap Giant Ibis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Website
- merangjetty.com
Shuttle from Kuala Besut Jetty to Merang Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- merangjetty.com
- One Van (maximum 10 persons)
- $28
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- hq@e-mutiara.com
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Kuala Besut to Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60195584736
- yoyoey@gmail.com
- Website
- perhentiantrans.com
Ferry from Pulau Perhentian to Kuala Besut
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- perhentiantrans.com
- Phone
- +6019-558 4736
- booking@besutjetty.com
- Website
- besutjetty.com
Ferry from Pulau Perhentian to Kuala Besut Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.com
- Book at
- besutjetty.com
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