There are 8 ways to get from Shah Alam to Alor Setar by bus, train, tram, car, plane, or car ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Alor Setarbus
6h 17mRM 60Bus via Kl1079 Kl Sentral
cheapest- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Alor Setarbus KL Sentral
7h 48mRM 31–60Train, tram
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the tram from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Startram Padang Besar Line
6h 38mRM 35–144Drive 435.3 km
- Drive from Shah Alam to Alor Setarcar 435.3 km
4h 40mRM 71–102Line 751 bus, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Alor Setar
- Take the bus from Sa914 Jejantas Petron Bt 3 to Kl1079 Kl Sentralbus
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUL - AOR
4h 34mRM 144–328Train
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Setartrain Butterworth
6h 50mRM 35–128Line 751 bus to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Alor Setar
- Take the bus from Sa914 Jejantas Petron Bt 3 to (M) Pj611 Ktm Setia Jayabus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SZB - AOR
4h 24mRM 172–450Line 751 bus to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Penang International Airport, car ferry, tram
- Take the bus from Sa914 Jejantas Petron Bt 3 to (M) Pj611 Ktm Setia Jayabus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - 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 55mRM 137–312
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shah Alam to Alor Setar is to bus via Kl1079 Kl Sentral which costs RM 30 - RM 60 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shah Alam to Alor Setar is to line 751 bus and fly which takes 4h 24m and costs RM 170 - RM 450.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Shah Alam and arriving at Alor Setar. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 17m.
The distance between Shah Alam and Alor Setar is 448 km. The road distance is 435.3 km.
The best way to get from Shah Alam to Alor Setar without a car is to bus which takes 6h 17m and costs RM 60.
The bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Alor Setar takes 6h 17m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Shah Alam to Alor Setar bus services, operated by Super Nice Express, depart from Terminal Shah Alam station.
The best way to get from Shah Alam to Alor Setar is to bus which takes 6h 17m and costs RM 60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs RM 35 - RM 130 and takes 6h 50m.
Shah Alam to Alor Setar bus services, operated by Super Nice Express, arrive at Alor Setar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shah Alam to Alor Setar is 435 km. It takes approximately 4h 40m to drive from Shah Alam to Alor Setar.
What companies run services between Shah Alam, Malaysia and Alor Setar, Malaysia?
Super Nice Express operates a bus from Terminal Shah Alam to Alor Setar twice daily. Tickets cost RM 60 and the journey takes 6h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sa27 Bulatan Kayangan to Alor Setar via Kl1079 Kl Sentral, Kl Sentral, and Bukit Mertajam in around 6h 50m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–480
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–410
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–480
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–410
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–260
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–230
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–320
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–110
- Express First
- RM 55–70
Tram from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–29
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 10–29
- Express First
- RM 21–27
Train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–110
- Express First
- RM 55–70
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 11–35
- Express First
- RM 22–29
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 48–53
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 10–13
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +60 3 7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Bus from Sa914 Jejantas Petron Bt 3 to Kl1079 Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–5
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
Bus from Sa914 Jejantas Petron Bt 3 to (M) Pj611 Ktm Setia Jaya
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–5
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Phone
- 03 5569 9999
- suasana_edaran@yahoo.com
- Website
- suasanaedaran.com
Bus from KL Sentral to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–55
- Book at
- suasanaedaran.com
- 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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