There are 6 ways to get from Taiping to Sabah by tram, plane, car ferry, or train
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Tram to Ipoh, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Take the tram from Taiping to Ipohtram
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane IPH - BKI
7h 10mRM 379–1,226Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Taiping to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane KUL - BKI
7h 8mRM 184–566Tram, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Take the tram from Taiping to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane PEN - BKI
6h 52mRM 223–682Tram to Ipoh, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the tram from Taiping to Ipohtram
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane IPH - TWU
9h 12mRM 499–991Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
- Take the train from Taiping to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane KUL - SDK
7h 36mRM 188–556Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport
- Take the train from Taiping to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane KUL - TWU
7h 55mRM 254–701
Ipoh (IPH) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiping to Sabah is to train and fly which costs RM 180 - RM 600 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Taiping to Sabah is to tram and car ferry and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs RM 220 - RM 700.
The distance between Taiping and Sabah is 1738 km.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Taiping to Sabah, including transfers.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sabah.
What companies run services between Taiping, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Taiping to Sabah. However, you can take the vehicle to Ipoh, walk to Medan Kidd, take the bus to Ipoh Airport, walk to Ipoh (IPH) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI). Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Butterworth, walk to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, walk to Weld Quay, take the bus to Penang Airport, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, then fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI).
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–950
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 360–950
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai, Miri
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 360–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–700
Flights from Ipoh to Tawau Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,700
Flights from Ipoh to Tawau Airport via Senai, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 250–1,700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 140–430
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–380
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–380
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–460
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,800
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–460
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–370
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ipoh to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,200
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Taiping to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 8–23
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 15–22
- Shuttle
- RM 8–22
- Express First
- RM 18–23
Tram from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–22
- Shuttle
- RM 9–26
- Express First
- RM 19–25
Train from Taiping to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 22–95
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 22–35
- Shuttle
- RM 30–95
- Express First
- RM 45–60
- 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 21–45
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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