There are 6 ways to get from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar by taxi, train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Tanah Rata to Kampartaxi
- Take the train from Kampar to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besartrain
5h 14m฿1,668–2,251Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cameron Highlands to Penang Sentralbus Cameron Highlands
- Take the train from Butterworth to Padang Besartrain Butterworth
7h 11m฿415–549Drive 390.4 km
- Drive from Tanah Rata to Padang Besarcar 390.4 km
4h 48m฿1,373–1,982Bus, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Tanah Rata Bus Terminal to KL Sentralbus
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUL - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
8h 30m฿1,419–4,302Taxi to Ipoh, fly, train
- Take the taxi from Tanah Rata to Ipoh-Airport-IPHtaxi
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane IPH - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
8h 20m฿4,316–11,045Bus to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly, train
- Take the bus from Tanah Rata Bus Terminal to KL Sentralbus
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane SZB - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
8h 57m฿1,775–4,017
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar is to bus and train which costs ฿410 - ฿550 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs ฿1300 - ฿2000.
The distance between Tanah Rata and Padang Besar is 417 km. The road distance is 390.4 km.
The best way to get from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar without a car is to taxi and train which takes 5h 14m and costs ฿1600 - ฿2300.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tanah Rata to Padang Besar is 390 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar.
There are 138+ hotels available in Padang Besar.
What companies run services between Tanah Rata, Malaysia and Padang Besar, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Tanah Rata to Padang Besar. However, you can take the taxi to Kampar, take the train to Bukit Mertajam, then take the train to Padang Besar. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cameron Highlands to Padang Besar via Penang Sentral and Butterworth in around 7h 11m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–3,300
Flights from Ipoh to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–36,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,300
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–3,300
Flights from Ipoh to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–36,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿750–3,000
Flights from Ipoh to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–36,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿850–2,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kampar to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿150–450
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ฿150–210
- Shuttle
- ฿170–450
- Express First
- ฿260–330
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–160
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Butterworth to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿140–170
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿55–70
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- 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
- ฿170–360
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +60 12-510 9722
- cstravel2009@gmail.com
- Website
- cstravelandtours.com
Bus from Cameron Highlands to Penang Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿270–380
- Book at
- cstravelandtours.com
Bus from Tanah Rata Bus Terminal to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿240–340
- Book at
- cstravelandtours.com
- Phone
- 011 1866 8811
- unititiexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- unititi.com.my
Bus from Cameron Highlands to Penang Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿280–370
- Website
- https://www.unititi.com.my/
Bus from Tanah Rata Bus Terminal to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿250–390
- Website
- https://www.unititi.com.my/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–1,800
TANAH RATA TAXI
- Phone
- +60 17-942 1125
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Cameron Highlands Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 19-503 7442
- Website
- facebook.com
TANAH RATA TAXI
- Phone
- +60 17-942 1125
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Cameron Highlands Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 19-503 7442
- Website
- facebook.com
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