Cheapest€25.48
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad KT469806:198h 11m14:30Perhentian Bas Kota Sarang SemutMalacca bus station
Door to door 8h 55mCO2 15.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Alor Star to Malacca costs €25.48 at the cheapest and takes 8h 5m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 556 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 556 km
- Fastest
- 8h 5m
- Average
- 8h 34m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €25.48
- CO2 per passenger
- 15.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 8h 55m | 8h 11m | 44m | €30.98 | 15.0 kg | 2 |
- 8h 55mFastest, by Coach
- €30.98Cheapest, by Coach
- 15.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 556 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€80.63
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu KT901307:303h 34m11:04Alor Setar railway stationSeremban Sentral
- Delima Vision DV354312:391h 11m13:50Terminal 1 Bus StationMalacca bus station
Changes at Seremban, with 95 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 4mCO2 17.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Alor Star to Malacca | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €67.83 | €68.93 | €54.63 | €53.53 | €37.03 | €45.83 | €49.68 | €43.08 | €40.88 | €44.18 | €37.58 | €32.08 | €32.63 | €30.98 |
| Train | €125.19 | €102.09 | €109.24 | €89.44 | €77.34 | €65.79 | €79.54 | €75.69 | €59.74 | €67.44 | €63.59 | €52.04 | €52.59 | €59.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €25.48
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When to book Alor Star to Malacca
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.8390 days
- €24.3860 days
- €31.5345 days
- €29.3230 days
- €31.5321 days
- €30.9814 days
- €49.687 days
- €54.633 days
- €67.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €23.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 185 percent. The most expensive point is €67.83, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €37.58Sun
- €32.08Mon
- €32.63Tue
- €31.53Wed
- €43.08Thu
- €40.88Fri
- €44.18Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €45.83Sep
- €30.43Oct
- €29.33Nov
- €28.23Dec
- €26.03Jan
- €24.37Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 556 km against 484 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Setapak, Ipoh, Selayang Baru Utara, Seremban. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Alor Star at 06:19 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Alor Setar
Rail
- Alor Setar railway station
- Tunjang railway station
- Anak Bukit railway station
Bus
- Perhentian Bas Kota Sarang Semut
Air
- AOR
Ferry
- Kuala Kedah Jetty
- Sungai Kedah River Cruise
Malacca
Air
- MKZ
Ferry
- Malacca International Ferry Terminal
- Ferry Terminal for Pulau Upeh
Landing at MKZ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from MKZ into Malacca
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad | €25.48 | 8h 5m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €20.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €2.00 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €25.48 | 100% |
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Questions about Alor Star to Malacca
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Alor Star to Malacca?
The fastest journey from Alor Star to Malacca takes 8h 5m door to door, of which 8h 11m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 8h 34m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Alor Star to Malacca?
The cheapest fare from Alor Star to Malacca is €25.48, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €39.23. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Alor Star to Malacca?
The cheapest way from Alor Star to Malacca is by Coach, at €30.98 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 55m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Alor Star to Malacca?
Fares from Alor Star to Malacca bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €23.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 185 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Alor Star to Malacca?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Alor Star to Malacca, at €31.53. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Alor Star to Malacca?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Alor Star to Malacca, at €24.37 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Alor Star to Malacca?
1 operators sell services from Alor Star to Malacca across 1 modes: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Alor Star to Malacca?
20 percent of the services we sell from Alor Star to Malacca are direct. The rest connect at Setapak, Ipoh, Selayang Baru Utara, Seremban, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Alor Star to Malacca use?
Services from Alor Star to Malacca by Coach leave from Perhentian Bas Kota Sarang Semut and arrive at Malacca bus station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Alor Star to Malacca?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Alor Star to Malacca allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Alor Star to Malacca on September 9, 2026: 556 km of route against 484 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €25.48, and 8h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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