There are 4 ways to get from Taiping to Simpang by tram, car ferry, plane, taxi, 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.
Tram, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport, taxi
best- 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 Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)plane PEN - DJB
- Take the taxi from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Simpangtaxi
11h 11mRp 1,957,496–7,167,476Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport, taxi
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 Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)plane KUL - DJB
- Take the taxi from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Simpangtaxi
10h 52mRp 1,172,899–4,246,093Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, taxi
- 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 Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane KUL - PLM
- Take the taxi from Sultan-Mahmud-Badaruddin-II-Airport-PLM to Simpangtaxi
12h 21mRp 2,842,899–4,696,093Tram to Ipoh, fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, taxi
- Take the tram from Taiping to Ipohtram
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane IPH - PLM
- Take the taxi from Sultan-Mahmud-Badaruddin-II-Airport-PLM to Simpangtaxi
13h 33mRp 2,715,473–9,593,267
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taiping to Simpang is to train and fly and taxi which costs Rp1100000 - Rp4300000 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Taiping to Simpang is to train and fly and taxi which takes 10h 52m and costs Rp1100000 - Rp4300000.
The distance between Taiping and Simpang is 1054 km.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Taiping to Simpang, including transfers.
Simpang is 1h behind Taiping. It is currently 10:43 PM in Taiping and 9:43 PM in Simpang.
What companies run services between Taiping, Malaysia and Simpang, Jambi, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Taiping to Simpang. However, 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, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), then take the taxi to Simpang. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kl Sentral, walk to KL Sentral, take the train to Klia T1, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), then take the taxi to Simpang.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–8,500,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–8,000,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,000,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–9,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–3,500,000
Flights from Ipoh to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–7,500,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–8,000,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Hang Nadim
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–3,200,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–5,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–2,200,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–2,800,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Taiping to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,500–90,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- Rp 9,500–14,000
- Express
- Rp 60,000–90,000
Train from Taiping to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 32,000–180,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- Rp 32,000–47,000
- Express
- Rp 120,000–180,000
Tram from Taiping to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- Rp 8,000–12,000
- Express
- Rp 55,000–85,000
- 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
- Rp 210,000–320,000
- 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
- Rp 8,226
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–2,000,000
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Cempaka Taxi
- Phone
- (0741) 33334
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Cempaka Taxi
- Phone
- (0741) 33334
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Blue Bird Group
- Phone
- +62 21 794 1234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Blue Bird Group
- Phone
- +62 21 794 1234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
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