There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Kulim by train, plane, tram, or bus
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Train, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)ICN - PEN
13h 55mRM 540–2,079Train, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)ICN - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Kulim
16h 13mRM 500–6,116Train, fly to Alor Setar, tram, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Alor Setar (AOR)ICN - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Sungai Petani
- Take the bus from Sungai Petani to Kulim
14h 44mRM 661–2,489Train, fly to Ipoh
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Ipoh (IPH)ICN - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Simpang Ampat
15h 31mRM 1,057–3,404Train, fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)ICN - KBR
- Take the bus from Pasir Mas to Kulim
19h 24mRM 742–2,721Train, fly to Hat Yai, tram, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Hat Yai (HDY)ICN - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Sungai Petani
- Take the bus from Sungai Petani to Kulim
18h 18mRM 713–2,210
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Kulim is to train and fly and bus which costs RM 500 - RM 6500 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Kulim is to train and fly which takes 13h 55m and costs RM 500 - RM 2100.
The distance between Seoul and Kulim is 4558 km.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from Seoul to Kulim, including transfers.
Kulim is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 12:19 PM in Seoul and 11:19 AM in Kulim.
There are 707+ hotels available in Kulim.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Kulim, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Kulim. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to Penang Airport, take the line 102 bus to Terminal Sungai Nibong, walk to Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal, take the bus to Bukit Mertajam, then take the taxi to Kulim. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Alor Setar (AOR), take the taxi to Anak Bukit, take the vehicle to Sungai Petani, walk to Sungai Petani, then take the bus to Kulim.
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- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–3,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 450–3,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–750
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Penang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 12–16
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Ipoh to Simpang Ampat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
Tram from Padang Besar to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 14–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 14–40
- Express First
- RM 25–35
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Simpang Ampat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 14–17
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 18–40
- 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
- Website
- saniexpress.com.my
Bus from Sungai Petani to Kulim
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 23–26
- Website
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Schedules at
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Pasir Mas to Kulim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–45
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Phone
- 03-6205 1399
- Website
- cosmicexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Kulim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 45–60
- Schedules at
- cosmicexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- expressmayangsari@yahoo.com
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Kulim
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 42–43
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
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