There are 6 ways to get from Taiping to Kaohsiung by train, car ferry, plane, bus or night bus
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Train, car ferry to Penang, fly to Kaohsiung
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Take the train from Taiping to Butterworth
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Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
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Fly from Penang (PEN) to Kaohsiung (KHH)
Train, train to Alor Setar, fly to Kaohsiung
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Take the train from Taiping to Bukit Mertajam
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Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Anak Bukit
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Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Kaohsiung (KHH)
Bus, night bus to Kuala Lumpur, fly to Kaohsiung
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Take the bus from Terminal Taiping to Terminal Amanjaya Ipoh
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Take the night bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Klia
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Fly from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kaohsiung (KHH)
Train, car ferry to Penang, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan
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Take the train from Taiping to Butterworth
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Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
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Fly from Penang (PEN) to Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE)
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Take the train from 桃園 to 左營
Train, train to Hat Yai, fly to Kaohsiung
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Take the train from Taiping to Bukit Mertajam
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Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
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Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
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Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kaohsiung (KHH)
Bus to Ipoh, fly to Kaohsiung
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Take the bus from Terminal Taiping to Terminal Amanjaya Ipoh
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Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kaohsiung (KHH)
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The cheapest way to get from Taiping to Kaohsiung is to train and car ferry and fly which costs RM 500 - RM 1500 and takes 13h 32m.
The quickest way to get from Taiping to Kaohsiung is to train and car ferry and fly which costs RM 600 - RM 1800 and takes 12h 33m.
It is approximately 2886 km to get from Taiping to Kaohsiung.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Taiping to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Penang Airport to Kaohsiung Airport. The quickest flight takes 8h 10m and has one stopover.
Vietnam Airlines, Thai Smile, Cathay Pacific and AirAsia offer flights from Penang Airport to Kaohsiung Airport.
There are 240+ hotels available in Kaohsiung. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 2886.5 km
- Duration: 13h 32m
What companies run services between Taiping, Malaysia and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Taiping to Kaohsiung. However, you can take the train to Butterworth, take the walk to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, take the walk to Weld Quay, take the bus to Penang Airport, take the walk to Penang airport, fly to Kaohsiung, take the walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Kaohsiung. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bukit Mertajam, take the train to Anak Bukit, take the taxi to Alor Setar airport, fly to Kaohsiung, take the walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Kaohsiung.
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Penang to Kaohsiung via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from Alor Setar to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Alor Setar to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $430
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $470
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $850
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Phnom Penh, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Penang to Kaohsiung via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $800
Flights from Alor Setar to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $410
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $800
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,300
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $950
Flights from Hat Yai to Kaohsiung via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $900
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Hat Yai to Kaohsiung via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $330
Flights from Alor Setar to Kaohsiung via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $320
- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Penang to Kaohsiung via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $430
Flights from Hat Yai to Kaohsiung via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $350
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $550
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $900
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $340
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $750
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Penang to Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kaohsiung via Singapore Changi, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,200
- Phone
- +60 3 2267 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Taiping to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 桃園 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40 - $50
- Schedules at
- en.thsrc.com.tw
- Book at
- klook.com
- Non-Reserved
- $40 - $45
- Standard
- $40 - $50
- Business
- $73
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1 - $28
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $1 - $5
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $16 - $22
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $7 - $10
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $21 - $28
- Phone
- 05-255 1128
- enquiry@peraktransit.com.my
- Website
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Terminal Taiping to Terminal Amanjaya Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
- Phone
- +60 4 332 6815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Night bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Klia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/kpb-express
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- 03-7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Adult passenger
- $1
- Car
- $2
- Bicycle
- $1
- Motorcycle
- $1
- Tricycle
- $1
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