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Hat Yai to Butterworth

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Hat Yai to Butterworth. From €25.64, fastest 3h 5m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Hat Yai to Butterworth runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €25.64, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 5m over 207 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 14, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €25.64, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026

€25.64

  • 150%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Hat Yai

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €64.14Thu24
  2. about €62.49Fri25
  3. about €47.09Sat26
  4. about €49.29Sun27
  5. about €33.89Mon28
  6. about €33.89Tue29
  7. about €38.29Wed30
  8. about €39.94Thu1
  9. about €33.89Fri2
  10. about €39.39Sat3
  11. about €38.29Sun4
  12. about €28.94Mon5
  13. about €30.04Tue6
  14. about €27.29Wed7
  15. about €37.74Thu8
  16. about €30.04Fri9
  17. about €31.69Sat10
  18. about €32.79Sun11
  19. about €27.84Mon12
  20. about €28.94Tue13
  21. about €25.64Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Butterworth. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Butterworth for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Butterworth railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Hat Yai to Butterworth

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €26.7490 days
  2. €26.1960 days
  3. €27.8445 days
  4. €26.7430 days
  5. €25.6421 days
  6. €27.2914 days
  7. €38.297 days
  8. €47.093 days
  9. €64.141 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €25.64.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 150 percent. The most expensive point is €64.14, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€64.14€25.64137142130456090

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This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Hat Yai to Butterworth and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.

The shape of it

207 km

179 km as the crow flies, 16% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

191,696107,591

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

MalaysiaThailandIndonesiaIpohIpohKota BharuKota BharuKuala TerengganuKuala TerengganuTaipingTaipingPasir PutehPasir PutehKuala KraiKuala KraiYalaYalaPhuketPhuketTrangTrangKangarKangarNarathiwatNarathiwatBatu GajahBatu GajahPattaniPattaniSu-ngai KolokSu-ngai KolokDungunDungunSatunSatunHat YaiHat YaiButterworthButterworthMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 207 km against 179 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Jitra, Pendang. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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.

Who runs this route

Butterworth is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Butterworth railway station

Most of the points near Butterworth railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Hat Yai to Butterworth

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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

The fastest journey from Hat Yai to Butterworth takes 3h 5m door to door, of which 1h 43m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 28m, 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

The cheapest fare from Hat Yai to Butterworth is €25.64, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.89. 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

The cheapest way from Hat Yai to Butterworth is by train, at €25.64 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 3h 14m 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

Fares from Hat Yai to Butterworth bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €25.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 150 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Hat Yai to Butterworth?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Hat Yai to Butterworth, at €27.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Hat Yai to Butterworth?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Hat Yai to Butterworth, at €22.33 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

2 operators sell services from Hat Yai to Butterworth across 1 mode: Keretapi Tanah Melayu, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

0 percent of the services we sell from Hat Yai to Butterworth are direct. The rest connect at Jitra, Pendang, with about 47 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth use?

Services from Hat Yai to Butterworth by train leave from Hat Yai Junction railway station and arrive at Butterworth railway 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 Hat Yai to Butterworth?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Hat Yai to Butterworth 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

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Hat Yai to Butterworth on September 23, 2026: 207 km of route against 179 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €25.64, and 3h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Butterworth is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Butterworth and across Malaysia

Day trips that leave Butterworth in the morning and cover a good part of Malaysia by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Hat Yai reaches 89 places in 6 countries on services we hold, over distances from 25 to 2,171 km. Butterworth reaches 29 places in 3 countries, from 31 to 929 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Hat Yai

  • 89Places you can leave for
  • 6Countries
  • 10Operators

Arriving in Butterworth

Leaving Butterworth

  • 29Places you can leave for
  • 3Countries
  • 1Operators

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