There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kulim by plane, car, tram, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)SHA - PEN
11h 57mRM 541–1,363Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)PVG - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Kulim
14h 41mRM 514–1,324Drive 4,640.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Kulim4,640.2 km
2d 8hRM 2,405–3,474Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Penang International Airport (PEN)PVG - PEN
10h 44mRM 684–1,292Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar, tram, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Alor Setar (AOR)PVG - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Sungai Petani
- Take the bus from Sungai Petani to Kulim
13h 46mRM 545–1,902Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ipoh (IPH)PVG - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Simpang Ampat
14h 53mRM 971–3,317
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kulim is to fly and train and bus which costs RM 500 - RM 1400 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kulim is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs RM 650 - RM 1300.
The distance between Shanghai and Kulim is 3681 km. The road distance is 4640.2 km.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Shanghai to Kulim, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Kulim is 4640 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Shanghai to Kulim.
There are 711+ hotels available in Kulim.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kulim, Malaysia?
China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Tan Son Nhat, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–5,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 490–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,300
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 370–1,100
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 45–55
- 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 42–44
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
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