There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Alor Setar by plane, car ferry, or tram
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane BKI - AOR
4h 47mRM 376–1,402Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport, car ferry, tram
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BKI - PEN
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Alor Startram
6h 27mRM 221–590Fly Sandakan Airport to Alor Setar
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SDK - AOR
6h 31mRM 265–1,270Fly Tawau Airport to Alor Setar
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane TWU - AOR
5h 30mRM 354–1,604
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Alor Setar is to fly and car ferry and tram which costs RM 220 - RM 600 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Alor Setar is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs RM 370 - RM 1400.
The distance between Sabah and Alor Setar is 1743 km.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Sabah to Alor Setar, including transfers.
There are 42+ hotels available in Alor Setar.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Alor Setar, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Alor Setar (AOR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–1,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuching
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–2,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–2,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 230–1,200
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,200
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Alor Setar via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Tawau Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–23
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–23
- 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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