There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kulim by plane, car, tram, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SHA - PEN
11h 57mRM 530–1,365Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar, tram, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane PVG - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Star to Sungai Petanitram
- Take the bus from Sungai Petani to Kulimbus
15h 3mRM 470–1,679Drive 4,640.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Kulimcar 4,640.3 km
2d 8hRM 2,373–3,427Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PVG - PEN
10h 44mRM 639–1,295Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ipoh (IPH)plane PVG - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Simpang Ampattram
15h 12mRM 977–3,115Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane PVG - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Kulimbus
14h 41mRM 519–982
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 1000 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kulim is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs RM 600 - RM 1300.
The distance between Shanghai and Kulim is 3681 km. The road distance is 4640.3 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 707+ 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.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 430–850
- 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 500–1,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–1,200
- 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 550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Alor Setar via Penang International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,200
- 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 470–1,100
- 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 460–1,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Penang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,500
- 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 340–1,100
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Simpang Ampat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 15–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 15–40
- Express First
- RM 26–35
Tram from Alor Star to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 6–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 15–21
- Shuttle
- RM 6–18
- Express First
- RM 16–21
- 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 50–60
- 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 42–44
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
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